Disagree

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  by Angela S. Young

  Created on: June 05, 2007

  It is often tempting in the wake of stories like the Virginia Tech massacre to think we should start

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  by Rob O'Hannon

  Created on: June 04, 2007

  As a former clinical coordinator for a psychiatric crisis team in Massachusetts there were many times

• 3 of 20

  by Patricia Burke

  Created on: June 08, 2011

  The issue as to whether the mentally ill should be forced into treatment or not, is one that I feel

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  by Kent Reedy

  Created on: December 24, 2008

  Probably the most honest way to respond to this proposal is for each person to ask if it should be true

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  by Gary C. Gibson

  Created on: June 04, 2007   Last Updated: October 08, 2009

  "The state should force the mentally ill into treatment even if they are not an "imminent threat" to

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  by Nouri Arif

  Created on: June 04, 2007

  The phrase "imminent threat" answers one significant part of the question and the phrase "to others"

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  by Carol Wise

  Created on: October 11, 2007

  Having worked level of care, for the State Hospital system in California for 18 yrs, primarily with

• 8 of 20

  by Carla Shaffer

  Created on: February 24, 2009

  The stigma that surrounds mental health is significant even in todays world that educates us on everything.

• 9 of 20

  by Paul Schingle

  Created on: November 07, 2007

  I once worked in a mental health facility. I was a social services case manager. My principal job was

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  by Rachelle de Bretagne

  Created on: June 04, 2007

  I disagree that the state should have the power to force mentally ill people into treatment when they

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  by Susan Overbey

  Created on: September 11, 2008

  The state should not force the mentally ill into treatment if they are not an "imminent threat" to themselves

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  by Michelle Burkhardt

  Created on: June 04, 2007

  Overall, the state should not force a mentally ill individual to take medication. My fear with government

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  by Krystle Murillo

  Created on: June 04, 2007

  The state has no right to decide if someone has to have mental health treatment if they are not a danger

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  by Karen Gradie

  Created on: June 05, 2007

  The question here is, "should the state force the mentally ill into treatment even if they are not an

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  by Ann Moody

  Created on: June 25, 2007

  Forcing the mentally ill into treatment is like trying to herd snakes-it's easier said than done. Not

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  by Michael Greaney

  Created on: October 04, 2010

  Fact and fiction are replete with stories of perfectly sane individuals who, because they stood in the

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  by Currie Jean

  Created on: June 05, 2007

  The idea of 'mental health' is misleading and useless to begin with. The word 'health' refers to physical,

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  by Rosita Rivera

  Created on: June 20, 2008

  i feel that this country has more important things to do then force the mentally ill into treatment

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  by J. Lee Kenser

  Created on: June 01, 2007   Last Updated: January 18, 2011

  How do you do this? Who determines who is mandated for treatment? If you have never been under court

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  by Maoni

  Created on: June 04, 2007   Last Updated: March 08, 2008

  The mentally ill are people as well. People have rights! The only way a mentally ill person should be