PsychForce Report TV: Commitment is Often Fraud
Involuntary commitment costs tens of billions of dollars annually in the US alone
In this episode of PsychForce Report TV, Jesse Mangan and I discuss my recent reporting on how Illegal Fraud is the Norm for Psychiatric Commitment. And as I show in Your Consent Is Not Required, rough calculations suggest involuntary commitment is, at the low end, an industry worth tens of billions of dollars annually in the U.S. alone—so it’s understandable why corporations are increasingly getting in on it. But, as Jesse and I discuss, profit alone doesn’t appear to be the only thing driving high rates of fraudulent psychiatric incarcerations.
I also want to mention that A Disorder For Everyone is hosting me for a talk and discussion as part of its “Audience with an Ally” series on Tuesday, March 25 at 6pm London, UK time — that’s 11am pacific and 2pm eastern time. Aside from a crash-course overview of the contemporary role of involuntary commitment across society, I’ll be adding some special commentary on how the UK compares to the US and Canada. And I’m planning for lots of time for discussion. Please join us! Register at this link.
Thank you, excellent example. So sorry you had to endure such malpractice and manipulation.
Great conversation as always. I particularly enjoy Jesse because i too was diagnosed anorexia and then molded to fit the diagnosis. I had food allergies growing up and an autoimmune disease (Behcet's) that caused break out of sores in my mouth & esophagus making it impossible to eat and often requiring hospitalization. Of course I had difficulty eating. i was allergic to everything under rhe sun. when i had esophageal ulcers i couldn't eat or drink for fear it would rupture my esophagus, not to mention the excruciating pain. None of this history mattered. i am just so extremely thankful to be free.