Refused Psychiatric Treatment
Even though she was admitted several times, she was released and regained her freedom. She refused psychiatric treatment because she wanted her freedom. Often times, those who are mentally ill resist these institutions and other forms of treatment because they feel like it's degrading and terrifying. Hospitals and her family had no say in how she chose to live her life. She refused to accept help because she did not believe she was ill and due to her freedom of choice. When talking about rights, patients who are mentally ill also have the rights to neglect their children or family, and could potentially physically or verbally abuse everyone they come in contact with. For example, after Linda’s first arrest, she threw a “cup of urine at a corrections