Can a mental hospital force you to stay?

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asked Dec 27, 2018 in Mental Health by 99876lekroy (220 points)
Can a mental hospital force you to stay?

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answered Dec 27, 2018 by 333potatoes (990 points)
A hospital can hold you legally and force you to stay in the mental hospital against your will for 72 hours unless the hospital gets a court order to keep you in the mental hospital longer than 72 hours if you're a danger to yourself or other people.

After 72 hours and they haven't gotten a court order to force you to stay in the mental hospital longer than 72 hours then the mental hospital must release you from their custody and let you walk out the door.

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