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From: prgclb@ihuxm.UUCP
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Subject: Re: need advice on dealing with psychiatric hospital
Message-ID: <524@ihuxm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Sep-83 14:37:23 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 12 14:37:23 1983
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I believe that in our enlightened age with concern for human
dignity, people are ADMITTED to hospitals for psyciatric care,
not COMMITTED.  I have a friend who voluntarily, in
cooperation with her psyciatrist, admitted herself to a hospital
for psyciatric care.  People who reported that she was
committed did her a great personal disservice.  Her voluntary
action took a lot of guts on her part, and she deserves to
be commended, not demeaned, for her action.