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Bookmark or Share- About sectioning - MindWhen can I be sectioned? You may be sectioned if you or someone has raised concerns about your mental health. You should only be sectioned if: you need to be assessed or treated for your mental health problem; your health would be at risk of getting worse if you did not get treatment
- How it feels to be sectioned - BBC ThreeOlivia West / Nikki Mattocks / BBC Three. How it feels to be sectioned. This is what it's like to be detained in hospital against your will to treat a severe mental health problem. 7 February...
- Information for 11-18 year olds on being sectioned | MindBeing sectioned means that you are kept in hospital so you can get treatment and support for your mental health. A law called the Mental Health Act 1983 explains when and how this should happen. Being sectioned is different to being an informal patient, which is when you agree to go into hospital.
- What happens when you get sectioned? - PatientThe Mental Health Act has different 'sections' (hence the word sectioning), which are used for different reasons. However, the most commonly used is Section 2, which allows doctors to detain you for up to 28 days. This gives them time to decide what type of mental disorder you have, and what treatment you require.
- Being sectioned | Royal College of PsychiatristsShare. Being sectioned means being admitted to hospital whether or not you agree to it. The legal authority for your admission to hospital comes from the Mental Health Act rather than from your consent. This is usually because you are unable or unwilling to consent.
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