flung in the ward

Wanting to discuss the use of CTO and Assement Orders, being hunted and the psychotic language and delusions psychiatrists exhibit.

Wondering to about the difference between the old CTO and AO's

Hey @Stout, I have some resources for you to have a look:

Assessment orders | health.vic.gov.au

Types of compulsory orders | IMHA

Compulsory treatment orders | Victoria Legal Aid

Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (legislation.vic.gov.au)

Assessment orders | health.vic.gov.au

Types of compulsory orders | IMHA

Compulsory treatment orders | Victoria Legal Aid

RiverSeal

Hey Stout,

I have been on a CTO before, but I haven't been subject to Assessment Order. I have had a look online and from what I can read the Assessment Order is a short term order made to determine if they believe that you have a mental illness. The Community Treatment Order that I was under stipulated things like the medication I had to take in the community and that I had to see a case manager. Legal Aid can sometimes provide help or clarity in these situations. I personally, chose to navigate my Community Treatment Order without such help but you can appeal to them to help you if you need it.

Hey @Stout ,

I'm sorry to hear things are challenging at the moment and you feel you have been "flung" in the ward.

I can only imagine how difficult this is to face.

An assessment order is when you have to remain there for a psychiatrist to assess you, whether you agree to it or not.

Once the assessment is made, they may put you on a community treatment order which means you can be in the community (go home) but you must attend a service for ongoing treatment. If you do not attend these appointments, then they can admit you back into the ward.

Hope this clarifies things. Do you have any supports you can reach out to?

We are here for you. It's a familiar space for many, including myself.

Hi @Ainjoule !

Tbh @Stout

I have noticed grandiosity and pointed self justification among psychiatrists and psychologists.

aThere is a problem of power imbalance once “in the system”.

not sure how open we can be discussing this stuff here but good to see you broach the topic.

Thanks for replies and help. Much to discuss. I am troubled at the age of 61 that psychiatrists want to depot me for the rest of my life. And that they are responding to my mental health label. Grandiose they certainly are, for ESLs. They're also purist viewing people on the mental health register as grave concern and disruptive to the universal order of things. Psychiatrists ideations posit that there are no co-existing circumstances that bring a person into the mind prisons.