Involuntary Treatment Explained | Mental Health Act of Australian Capital Territory

In this video, Dr Syl, a psychiatry registrar from Australia, explains the Mental Health Act 2015 of Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and its provisions for the involuntary treatment of people with mental illness.

Dr Syl breaks down the legal framework of the ACT's Mental Health Act 2015, discussing the circumstances that warrant involuntary treatment, the roles of medical professionals and the courts, and the rights of patients.

Whether you're a healthcare professional, a patient or a concerned citizen, this video offers a comprehensive guide to the Mental Health Act 2015 of Australian Capital Territory and the involuntary treatment of people with mental illness. So, tune in to learn more about this critical aspect of mental healthcare in Australia.
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[henrycameron]

Hey Dr syl! I'm a med student here in Canberra and I swear I saw you walking into the hospital the other day. I messaged my friend about it, thought it was just a doppleganger! Nice to know I was right. Really informative video 👍🏼

[shieh.]

If a person is capable of advocating for themselves and have not harmed themselves or others, they should be able to make decisions in their treatment. Full stop. I refused an anti-psychotic to help with my panic disorder. The doctor felt very certain that it was the best option, but they aren't the ones with the disorder.

[TheNurseWhoLovedMe]

You make a 35 minute video sound too long - the longer videos are the best! 😁 I settle in to doing the housework while I listen so the housework isn’t as boring 😅😋🤗

You mentioned potentially talking about ECT and other advanced care directives - I would love videos on those things! It’s nice to hear about medical care (especially mental health care) with information specific to Australia 🇦🇺🙂

[laurisawitch]

I really wish more care was voluntary. It can be hard to get the level of care you need outside a crisis situaton and when you're in crisis it can be hard to have the self awareness to advocate for yourself even if you would have willingly gone days or weeks before you become too ill to advocate. In the US even if you're really manic or really psychotic they wont hold you unless you become a very very literal harm (risk of murder) to yourself or others.

[snuff]

Hey Dr, I’m curious, is there much difference between the mental health acts within different states?

For eg MH act in WA and NSW

[singstreetcar]

Forced care is not care. Its abuse. We hate psychiatry

[BuddyBoi]

It was horrifying when my friend that didn't believe he was mentally unwell and had repeated attacked his family based on delusions and living in squalor was released after 3 days and I know he didn't get the help needed. It's so hard when doctors don't believe family on actual facts but believe the patient's delusions because they sound realistic enough. Like he's still pretty stuck in his ways and doesn't know what he did wrong and is more resistant to treatment now.

[mobee]

wow. "human rights are made up". Really neat, nothing I dont expect from a psychiatrist though. Glad you guys are saying it out loud now. I hope at some point, you guys are stopped.

[久里子亭-rj]

Hi i was recently in hospital and I got seen by you. After being on an ED11 I was not placed on a PTO. I was wondering why that happens

[ZestySea]

Very traumatic, what’s wrong with just talking to you ….

[tictactoedias]

Hey Doctor what is they are made involuntary and allowed leave, then absconded?

[lawrencebishton]

so how do i pick some 1 to single out and get paid to recruit bullys to taunt them ? does he have to have a cross to be attached to ???

[libbylepage]

4:54 I am angry. I have to be insane to get out of jail for a crime I never committed

[KeepItSimpleSailor]

Anytime you force someone to comply with ‘interventions’ against their will, you are creating more problems than solving them. It’s dystopian that citizens are forced into care. Every single time society does this sort of thing, some people manipulate and connive and abuse. This sort of nonsense is patronising at best, … and at worst ……………

[gabriellefth]

if it's forced, it's not care

[auGigaShaw]

Involuntary treatment needs to gtf out of the quote law, australia is in turmoil

[lawrencebishton]

was i in this act ??? involuntary treatment ? as all i know is every 1 seams to have money from no where around me ???

[lawrencebishton]

its like a nasty group or community of a culture like that of a crowd in a riot a crowd could be classed as a community so if 1 was to be said mental because he is not rioting but is the 1 subject to the crowd mentality that is a thing that does exist then whos right whos rong ? ? if the crowd are rioting and the crowd are officials then whos right ? the 1 individual is to become friendly with government having my self bearing witness to how an entire country can change like a wave very fast and for this i can see why a politician does at times feel the stress he surely would be paid for ??? ??? thank fully facebook has made everyone politicians so the most controversial is the most load carrying person thou if i find out that i have been put on a treatment program by being tortured wile those who pay them self for paying themself like i would do if i was them is straight forward wrong if it judging on written language as this is no freedom to speak and is definitely a country being brought to its end has it is not mental to say anything has long has it is not like that of of saying fire in a building or bomb etcetera on public transport etcetera then their is no right to do what is done more than it should be personally i should shut up but you are reliant on me to save your ass for free by saying as i feel i should no body should diagnose any 1 by social media in any way shape or form has it is a entertainment platform and is used to vent the alphabet has so many words and letters in combinations that form meaning and different meaning to different readers as is provable by saying the word (trans) what does this word make you think of more than likely whatever is within your familiar memory being my advertising formula !!!! so that is what why and money you are stealing or shifting away with credit of i will take you to crown court and i will win for obvious reasons of keeping this great country standard above that of a corrupt money grabbing twisted sell your mover for a $1) just because you can bully people by shear number and power and wealth of the debt the future is being put in. does really not mean you should some of us are not children in the head and can see shit when its being thrown.

[nicholasbaltatzis]

We were created by God, not from an explosion!!!

[ox]

You have no clue what you are talking about.
In patient care can be up to 7, 500 to 21, 000 dollars. I don’t know a sane person who has money to pay for that and most of our wonderful American healthcare doesn’t cover any of that.