Remember that however difficult this is for you, it far more difficult for them. Learn what triggers their behaviours and adapt. There is a difference between supporting or indulging their behaviours and making an effort to show that you understand. If they need to count to ten before they enter a room then let them get on with it, if you criticise them for it then the compulsion will still be there, along with added stress that may make things worse.
Helping them to expand their safe foods list or just increasing quantities would be far more effective. The internet is a great resource for understanding why they feel the way they do.
Knowing you understand and are on their side can really help your loved one have the confidence to seek help. Having a sit-down conversation with your loved one, or even an intervention, may be the best way forward.
This is dependent on the individual though, and they may feel embarrassed or even attacked if you do this. If they are in denial about their problem, despite you telling them about your concerns for their mental health, this approach could do more harm than good.
If you need to take a more subtle approach, time and kindness are essential. A slow and steady approach, with short chats dropped in here and there, can give them time to reflect on what you have said. Be completely honest with them about how their condition affects you.
Be fair, for example saying they embarrass you would be awful, but saying you miss doing the things you used to do together is very justified. The coronavirus pandemic has brought about a change in these regulations due to the pressure on the NHS.
Under the Coronavirus Act , which puts in place procedures during this time of emergency, you can be sectioned by an AMHP and just one doctor. This doctor should specialise in mental health. Sometimes people will be in hospital when they are assessed.
This could be because of something related to their mental health condition, for example they have harmed themselves or collapsed due to not eating. To be legally sectioned, at least two of these medical practitioners must write a statement explaining how they feel you comply with the criteria above and a recommendation for you to be sectioned.
You will be taken to a hospital or other mental health facility. If you are already in hospital, you will be transferred to the psychiatric unit or an appropriate mental health facility.
You might be granted permission for temporary leave, such as a weekend at home. It states in the Mental Health Act that you cannot be detained for more than 28 days from when you arrive without an assessment. This is known as the assessment section. If you have been detained in the case of an emergency section, you can only be held for 72 hours without assessment. During the pandemic, emergency regulations to help the NHS cope mean that you can be held longer without assessment, up to hours.
Once you are assessed you come under the treatment section, which can last up to six months at a time. Section 5 2 gives doctors the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 72 hours, during which time you should receive an assessment that decides if further detention under the Mental Health Act is necessary. In most non-emergency cases, family members, a GP, carer or other professionals may voice concerns about your mental health.
They should discuss this with you, and together you should make a decision about what help you may need, such as making an appointment with your GP to discuss further options. Find out more about accessing mental health services. But there may be times when there are sufficient concerns about your mental health and your ability to make use of the help offered. In these circumstances your relatives or the professionals involved in your care can ask for a formal assessment of your mental health through the Mental Health Act process.
Your nearest relative has the right to ask the local approved mental health professional service, which may be run by local social care services, for an assessment under the Mental Health Act. It's also possible for a court to consider using the Mental Health Act in some circumstances, or for a transfer to a hospital to take place from prison.
As part of this formal process, you'll be assessed by doctors and an approved mental health professional. One of the doctors must be specially certified as having particular experience in the assessment or treatment of mental illness.
Find out more about getting a mental health assessment. The length of time you could be detained for depends on the type of mental health condition you have and your personal circumstances at the time.
During these periods, assessments will be regularly carried out by the doctor in charge of your care to determine whether it's safe for you to be discharged and what further treatment is required, if any. You should always be given information about your rights under the Mental Health Act. If someone says, "You're being sectioned under the Mental Health Act", they mean you're detained according to a particular section of the Mental Health Act.
In most cases, you'll be told which section of the Mental Health Act applied in your case. Any person who's compulsorily detained has the right to appeal against the decision to a mental health tribunal MHT or to the hospital's managers.
An MHT is an independent body that decides whether you should be discharged from hospital. You may be eligible for legal aid to pay for a solicitor to help you do this. Visit GOV. UK if you want to apply to the mental health tribunal. Does my family have a role? Under certain circumstances, the powers of your nearest relative can be overridden. Can I be forced to go to hospital? What happens when I get to hospital? You should also be offered the assistance of an Independent Mental Health Advocate.
What power does the hospital have over me when I am a detained patient? You can also be required to take medication for your mental illness. Can I have medication forced on me if I refused to take it?
Can I be forced to have ECT? Can I leave the hospital at all while I'm detained? Yes, but only with the permission of your Responsible Clinician. If I disagree with being in hospital what can I do about it? However, if your Responsible Clinician thinks you still need to be detained, but you disagree you can seek discharge in three other ways: The Mental Health Tribunal.
This is a body totally independent from the hospital. A three person team - a judge, a psychiatrist and a person with a social care background - will organise a hearing. They will require written reports from your Responsible Clinician, a nurse on your ward and a professional who can write about your social circumstances. You will receive copies of the reports written about you.
Information can be withheld from you under certain circumstances, but this decision is made by the Tribunal, not by those writing the reports. You are entitled to have a solicitor to represent you, at no cost to you. At the hearing, the Tribunal will listen to the staff and to you. You will be asked questions by the Tribunal members. The staff will also be asked questions by the Tribunal members. The staff can also be asked questions by your solicitor.
If you are on a section 2 and wish to appeal, you must do so within the first 14 days. You can then appeal each time your detention is renewed.
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