^ That is confusing because from what I knew even if you walked out of hospital [unless you are a minor], nobody has the right to drag you back, not even the police [unless you are at current risk to yourself]. However sometimes staff will restrain a voluntry patient and take them back, and on other occasions [with very similar circumstances] a person is not taken back and as long as they arrive home, thats it, they dont go back [though this seems far more common if the hospital is many miles from home].
Placing people on a section can be done on grounds in one case that wouldnt be considered in another. Its a part of the law that is frequently bent as far as Ive experianced. The thing is there are several criteria, one being that the hospital has to be actively preventing deterioration. Now, many people get worse in hospital, and so although it may be probable that someone will get worse whilst in hospital, a section may still be used IF the consultant or crisis team want to put someone in hospital.
I dont think anyone can give a general idea as to when someone SHOULD be sectioned, because putting someone in hospital can cause more problems in the long run and I dont think that is considered freqently enough.
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