5150
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Ever gone to see a counselor because things aren't going well in your life? Well, I discovered the intake person at Kaiser for counseling services does a very interesting thing when ascertaining your disposition. The intake person isn't really paying attention to what is going on in your life. He or she is more interested in questions like "Are you planning to do anything to hurt yourself?" Then they kindly set up an appointment with you that's not actually a counseling session, although it is called that. Instead, it is forty-five minutes of a psychotherapist trying to figure out whether or not to submit a 5150 claim, which would incarcerate someone as being a threat to himself or others, which they will do for 72 hours. So, if you're thinking bad, cloudy thoughts and you decide to see someone about it, be VERY CAREFUL of what you say to the intake person because that first person you see may not do a single thing to help you but will spend the entire 45 minutes (of which you still have to pay a co-pay) trying to decide whether or not to commit you.
I find that very interesting. So, if you're contemplating suicide and you don't want to be committed, DON'T TELL ANYONE AT KAISER just because you're hoping to see someone to help you find an alternative path to exploring the next day.
Stumble It!
Section 5150 is a section of California's Welfare and Institutions Code (specifically, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act or "LPS") which allows a qualified officer or clinician to involuntarily confine a person deemed a danger to himself, herself, and/or others[1] and/or gravely disabled. A qualified officer, which includes any California peace officer, as well as any specifically designated county clinician, can request the confinement after signing a written declaration. When used as a term, 5150 can informally refer to the person being confined or to the declaration itself.
Ever gone to see a counselor because things aren't going well in your life? Well, I discovered the intake person at Kaiser for counseling services does a very interesting thing when ascertaining your disposition. The intake person isn't really paying attention to what is going on in your life. He or she is more interested in questions like "Are you planning to do anything to hurt yourself?" Then they kindly set up an appointment with you that's not actually a counseling session, although it is called that. Instead, it is forty-five minutes of a psychotherapist trying to figure out whether or not to submit a 5150 claim, which would incarcerate someone as being a threat to himself or others, which they will do for 72 hours. So, if you're thinking bad, cloudy thoughts and you decide to see someone about it, be VERY CAREFUL of what you say to the intake person because that first person you see may not do a single thing to help you but will spend the entire 45 minutes (of which you still have to pay a co-pay) trying to decide whether or not to commit you.
I find that very interesting. So, if you're contemplating suicide and you don't want to be committed, DON'T TELL ANYONE AT KAISER just because you're hoping to see someone to help you find an alternative path to exploring the next day.
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Stumble It!
posted by Duane @ 3:26 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:34 AM,
Anonymous said…
I was very depressed some months ago and was in the hospital to seek psychiatric treatment. I found the therapist rude, distracted, and a bit of a smarty-pants for my taste. He might well have a phD but he was totally cold and not empathic at all. If it helps, be sarcastic at the therapist. You're paying for it anyway. I did, to that therapist.
The medication leaves people quite numb emotionally, and while it may be useful to allow the emotions to become stable, those pills do not necessarily make someone "happy". Try alternative therapies such as traditional chinese medicine which causes less side effects, acupuncture, and going to church, developing a spiritual faith.
I wish you well, Duane.
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