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This came up in my health care forum.

Right now, you can legally detain someone medically when they are a danger to themselves or others for up to 72hrs. The details vary by state, but this is how we lock down individuals trying to suicide or someone mentally off the rails making threats of violence.

This variation on that law would also make opposition to Trump qualify.

Civil commitment can follow as with individuals who have profound mental illness and are not safe to be out in the world.

This is the loudest scream that democracy is dead short of hauling people out into the street and shooting them.

It’s important to note the police are currently the people who bring individuals in for the 72hr mental health holds.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I don't really understand how that has anything to do with psychiatry and whether it works or not.

Do you want to know why we understand anything about how culture affects how our brains work? Science. Peer review. And yes, say it with me now: psychiatry.

SSRIs are some of the, if not the, most studied medications on the planet. They're not just improvising out there. You need to inform yourself about how all of this actually works before you try to make the kinds of claims and generalizations you are making.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I have tried SSRI's! not a fan! I'm sure there's a lot of science on the chemistry, and sure, that might be valid, but when it comes to what that chemistry DOES, the only people who are respected to assess that are psychiatrists, who I don't trust or respect as far as I can throw them. I genuinely do not trust any study with psychiatrists involved. I do not trust them to observe anything that does not confirm their power, and I do not trust them to accurately report observations that run counter to their interests. if it helps, I think scientologists are just as sus.

I don't really respect your position here, I think you're being dogmatic about science, which is fucking disrespectful to the ideas behind it, which both dulls your point substantially and loses much of my respect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I have tried SSRI’s! not a fan!

Surely you understand that, statistically, your anecdote is meaningless, right?

but when it comes to what that chemistry DOES, the only people who are respected to assess that are psychiatrists, who I don’t trust or respect as far as I can throw them

That's simply not true. Ever hear of pharmacology? Ever hear of double-blind studies? You really have no idea what you're talking about. And that's fine, but you have to recognize it and stop saying such ridiculous shit with so much confidence.

Being dogmatic about science? I'm literally just trying to explain the very basics of how the scientific method works because obviously you do not understand it.

I do not trust them to observe anything that does not confirm their power,

What power?! What world do you live in??

I'm so fucking sick of this demonization of science and scientists. This is same as the "scientists are greedy and just want grant money" bullshit. Just completely misrepresenting the entire industry/community and discrediting everything that they do (which, by the way, you seem to have no issue with reaping the benefits of on a daily basis)... It's bizarre to be honest.

And the shit you are saying is straight out of Scientology, so I'm wondering if I was actually correct in my initial comment. Who needs SSRIs when you can just do an audit and get rid of those pesky thetans for $100,000?