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2 Responses to “When admitted to hospital with an eating disorder, is the patient sectioned under the mental health act?”
The best way to answer this one, as I have found from being admitted, is to call the hospital where you were committed. I called the hospital and they said it’s not on public record, so that means that it’s no the MHA, then when I was committed before that, it was because I had a hearing. It’s very complex. You trying to get a gun? You had better not mess up because it’s VERY hard to ever get a gun then.
Hi Lisa!
Tough luck. Im sorry you had to find yourself in this position.
It really all depends on how ill you are and how old you are.
If you are underage (under 18 in UK, under 21 in USA), then your parents will have to sign consent forms for you to be admitted. This means you will have been sectioned and will not have the right to leave.
If you are considered by the state to be an adult, then you usually admit yourself. You must be seriously ill, like a fraction of your body weight and scarily low heart rate, to be sectioned by the state.
When i went into an Eating Disorder ward i admitted myself (have now relapsed) and if you go there of your own accord and sign your papers then you havent been sectioned. This gives you the right to leave whenever you want.
Hope this helps, if you want to give me more details then just message me and i can see if i can come up with anything more specific,
Poppy
November 30th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Scott Mader
The best way to answer this one, as I have found from being admitted, is to call the hospital where you were committed. I called the hospital and they said it’s not on public record, so that means that it’s no the MHA, then when I was committed before that, it was because I had a hearing. It’s very complex. You trying to get a gun? You had better not mess up because it’s VERY hard to ever get a gun then.
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Joe Eades
Hi Lisa!
Tough luck. Im sorry you had to find yourself in this position.
It really all depends on how ill you are and how old you are.
If you are underage (under 18 in UK, under 21 in USA), then your parents will have to sign consent forms for you to be admitted. This means you will have been sectioned and will not have the right to leave.
If you are considered by the state to be an adult, then you usually admit yourself. You must be seriously ill, like a fraction of your body weight and scarily low heart rate, to be sectioned by the state.
When i went into an Eating Disorder ward i admitted myself (have now relapsed) and if you go there of your own accord and sign your papers then you havent been sectioned. This gives you the right to leave whenever you want.
Hope this helps, if you want to give me more details then just message me and i can see if i can come up with anything more specific,
Poppy