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3. You Know You Need to Be ThereTo get into a mental institution, you first go through a psychiatric evaluation at the ER. Then if you pass (or fail?) you're shipped out to a psych only facility. Sometimes treatment is involuntary at first. The specific laws depend on your area,[url=http://www.gucci-outlet.us@#$%&/]gucci store[/url], but most hospitals can hold you for 72 hours for psych related reasons without your permission.
After three days in a psych ward, you can leave . if the doctors say you can leave. If there's a disagreement between you and your docs, you go to court. But most people use the third option: voluntarily signing themselves into treatment.

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