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Psychiatrists and Psychologists around the world are entrusted with the minds of millions of people who are in a less than perfect mental state. What is it exactly that we expect from these professionals when we send our loved ones into their offices? I am not s ....

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.... told me that she could not held involuntarily, but if she volunteered then she could stay. Because I felt she definitely needed help, I was forced to try to convince her to volunteer. She admitted to the counselor that she wanted to die, and I felt this was reason enough to detain her. I left the hospital that night only to have my mother call me in the morning at 8:00 am to be picked up. She had not seen, been treated by, nor diagnosed by a professional Psychiatrist. I was left with the responsibility of supervising her and ensuring she did not harm herself. Three weeks later my girlfriend who lost a baby a year ago, decided th ....