207: The Science of Psych Wards
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The Different Types of Mental Health Hospitals
Under the Mental Health Act, you are able to take someone who is danger to themselves and others. There's sort of certain requirements for it and put them into a mental hospital against their will. You can also go to a mental hospital, you know... You can just walk in and say hello. And once you're in there, they might not let you leave unless you pass Sort of their evaluations and whatnot. It's kind of underfunded right now, though. So, there aren't necessarily many places,. so you can't be guaranteed in the UK, you know, to walk in and saying hello.
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