Despite his protests, he was held captive. During his stay, he refused to take any medication. He was physically restrained, and forcible drugged, in addition to being deprived of sleep.
Court and Hospital records show, the following day after his detention, a homeless, unemployed, fifty four year old, Black, male, paranoid with delusions, of people stalking and wanting to hurt him arrived by ambulance from the same hospital from which he was transferred. The patient’s last name, date of birth and social security number was the same as his. The patient’s first name was almost exactly as his. Following a psychiatric examination, pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law, the staff physician determined that the mentally ill patient was likely to seriously harm himself, others, and was in need of immediate observation, care, and treatment in a mental hospital. He was “involuntary committed”.
The patient’s attending physician determined that his insight and judgment were impaired, he was delusional, angry, scared, stressed, hopeless, and hostile toward others.
The patient was further examined by three additional doctors who determined among other things that he was suicidal, isolated, guarded, suspicious, unable to maintain himself even marginally. Without the recommended anti psychotic medication he [the patient] will spend an inordinate amount of time on the inpatient unit. And he should remain “involuntarily committed” and medicated over his objections.
Thirty days later a hearing was held and he was ordered to show cause, why he should not remain “involuntary committed”, and medicated over his objections.
Thirty days later, a hearing was held, the captive was ordered to show cause, why he should not remain “involuntary committed”, and medicated over his objections. Pursuant to an order of the Court he was was immediately released from the psychiatric ward.
I went home.
Today even though I was not a psychiatric patient under the care of any doctor, was not a homeless, unemployed, person with psychiatric disabilities, dangerous to myself, others, or gravely disabled. And at no time, was in need of medical treatment, requested medical treatment, and received medical treatment of any kind, from doctors. On the basis of doctors falsifying hospital records, and using my personal identification information for fraudulent means I am labeled “mentally ill” by the State, and have been assessed charges for services rendered in the thousands.
