the newer antipsychotics however have not been associated with tardive dyskinesia.
Schizophrenia itself deteriorates the brain, so flaming psychotics eventually "burn out" and become quiet passive people
But unless you have seen or lived with schizophrenia, then you don't realize how terrible the illness is.
Forced treatment of those who are delusional or hearing voices is better than what we now do: We say they have the "freedom" to be ill, and then when they commit crimes, we place them in jail, where they are victimized by REAL criminals... '
The law does not guarantee any rights or due process for the patient except a lawyer (who has no law to use to defend his client).
The law allows a "director" of a community health center, or a social worker to initiate a court order, (that would include those well-trained, overloaded with cases DSS employees who allow children to die in foster care).
Families may initiate, but have no rights to intervene other than by providing, at their expense, a lawyer (who has no law to use to defend his client) to represent the "patient" .
Failure to comply with outpatient commitment, carries the penalty of inpatient commitment (involuntary incarceration).
Fairly thorough analysis of the law by APA.
NY Mental Hygiene Law (Section 9.60)
The law provides no outs, allows no counter witnesses, is not required to review case history beyond the recent past, allows no arguments, has no provision for private facility or home alternatives, allows no non-medicinal alternatives...
The fundamental problem is that the law gives the government more power to itself.