depression ivf
Under the new mental health act you can be sectioned for mild depression.?
Take the recent case of Anna McHugh, who visited her GP after a failed intensive cycle of IVF treatment. She admitted that she was a little depressed and needed some help.
Four hours later she found herself admitted to St Pancras Hospital. Then, having admitted to the attending doctor that she had contemplated suicide, she was sectioned under Section 5.2 of the Mental Health Act and detained in a lock-down ward. When her husband tried to rescue her, she was held in a headlock while a doctor discussed her case with him…
Isn’t this just so outrageous!? Why do we let such bastards rule over us?
i’m not trying to spread panic, its just what i have read. if you all think i should delete it ?
i will do so happily.
I don’t know anything about this case, but I find it rather surprising that she was sectioned for mild depression. Generally though, I don’t think anyone with a mild depression will / should get sectioned. There may have other factors in the Anna Mchugh case that contributed to her being sectioned.
I’m aware of people with severe depression and suicidal tendencies that were never sectioned. In the current NHS climate and considering that the government has cut the Mental Health budget, I’d thought “they” would try to keep as many people out of hospital as possible. Someone with a mild depression that is not a serious threat to themselves or to others is unlikely to be sectioned.
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