Mental health act assessment

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Psychiatrist in a&e has called one for my adult dd. Who will be attending and how long is the wait?

Is your daughter happy for you to discuss her treatment on her behalf? Is this something you need her permission for?

The clinician will need permission to share any information yes however we (I'm a mental health nurse) very often listen to family members worries and concerns without actually sharing any information.

Your dd will have been given a leaflet and had her rights under Section 2 explained. This includes the right to appeal, if she wishes to do so the staff on the ward, usually her named/primary nurse should help her to do this. If you are her nearest relative (it may be her other parent if they are older) thennyou have certain rights too. The Mind or rethink websites have good sections explaining the nearest relative.

Think this is a follow on

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3712807-To-think-sectioning-shouldn-t-be-done-lightly

Can I ask why you are against his course of action?

You can be held briefly by staff on sec 5.2.d pending further assessment. 136 is usually in a public place
Sec 2 lasts 28 days but you can be discharged early. Mind advocate or legal advise to challenge, but appeal tribunal takes time.
Can convert to sec3 for up to 6 months and renewable. Unlikely if she responds to treatment. Only most extreme cases are indefinite and regularly reviewed.
Beds are very scarce, they won't section unless they think she is really at risk. Scandalous that there are not more beds for young people

In combination with your other thread about not wanting your daughter - who has refused to complete treatment after an overdose - to be sectioned, it seems that you are absolutely determined for your daughter NOT to get potentially life-saving mental health care.

You are not helping your daughter by just trying to get them to let her go home without an assessment and without completing treatment for the effects of a paracetamol overdose. I appreciate this is a horrible time, but you are massively in denial about how unwell your daughter is. You are not a doctor and you are not in a position to diagnose or treat her.