Esta es, en resumen, la descripción que hace x17online de lo que el código 5150, bajo el que está ingresada Britney, significa:

El 5150 es el código de de las instituciones de Bienestar de California que permite a un oficial o personal clínico cualificado ingrear a una persona sin su consentimiento si representa un peligro para sí mismo o para otros, durante 72 horas como máximo.

Antes de las 72 horas, un psiquiátra debe visitar al paciente para ver si cumple los requisitos para la hospitalización, que son:

1. Daños a sí mismo
2. Daños a otros
3. Grave discapacidad
4. Desorden mental

Si el paciente cumple los criterios, se le puede ofrecer la admisión en tratamiento mental, pero si se niega, se puede escribir otro código: el 5250.

Durante la estancia de una orden 5150, los pacientes tienen los derechos normales de un paciente voluntariamente ingresado: asistencia física, libertad de prácticas religiosas, libertad para llevar su propia ropa, visitas, acceso al teléfono, abogados, salir para hacer ejercicio…

Cualquier persona a la que le sea indicado un tratamiento después de las 72 horas, si no lo acepta, puede ser certificada como apta para un tratamiento intensivo o se puede nombrar a un guardia (normalmente un miembro de la familia) para hacerse cargo de las posesiones personales del paciente y mantenerlos bajo las premisas dictadas por el propio paciente.

En este caso, si su familia y/o su terapeuta prueban que Britney es un peligro para ella misma o los demás, podría permanecer en el hospital más tiempo que la última vez.

Fuente: X17online / Traducción: osdia 

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For the second time in one month, Britney Spears is being held involuntarily on a 5150, (a psychiatric hold).

After almost 72 hours of no sleep, Britney paid a visit to her therapist, Deborah Nadel, yesterday as part of her ongoing treatment.

Thats when, sources tell X17online, it was first suggested that Britney seek more intense treatment. Britney refused. Around 8pm last night, Brit’s therapist arrived at her house, and subsequently called in the 5150.

So just what is a 5150? It’s Section 5150 of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code that allows for a qualified officer or clinician to involuntarily confine a person deemed to be a danger to herself or others.

A police officer or a county clinician can request the confinement for up to 72 hours. Before the expiration of that time period, a psychiatrist must assess the client to see if they meet the criteria for hospitalization. The criteria are:

  1. danger to self
  2. danger to others
  3. gravely disabled
  4. mental disorder

If the patient meets the criteria, she may be offered voluntary admission into a mental facility but if she doesn’t want to go, then another hold (a 5250) must be written.

Anyone can initiate a 5150 (doesn’t have to be a family member), but the person is required to give “sufficient detailed information to support the belief that the person … is in fact a danger to others, to herself, or gravely disabled … as a result of a mental disorder.” It does NOT require the initiator to provide evidence of behavioral symptoms of a mental disorder.

While held under a 5150 order, patients have all rights accorded to a voluntarily admitted client:

  • humane care
  • religious freedom and practice
  • participate in publicly supported education
  • be free from abuse or neglect
  • refuse medications except in emergency situations where danger to life is present; or by court order where the patient is found to lack the capacity to give or refuse informed consent via either a Riese hearing or via conservatorship.
  • wear their own clothes
  • visitors
  • writing materials (including sending mail though they may be charged for postage)
  • safe storage and access to their personal property
  • have access to private phone conversations (though may be responsible for toll charges)
  • speak with a Patient’s Rights Advocate
  • go outside for exercise and leisure (usually in a fenced area)
  • access their money in amounts for small purchases (vending machine, etc.)
  • be free from discrimination
  • refuse their picture taken for ID

Any person referred for further treatment after the initial 72 hour detention period, is NOT accepting treatment voluntarily, could be certified for intensive treatment OR appointed a guardian (usually a family member), or a conservator to take possession of the person’s personal property and safeguard it on the premises occupied by the person.

The last time Britney was held against her will, she ended up staying at Cedars for only 36 hours, before being sprung by Adnan and escaping to Mexico.

This time, it’s far more likely that Britney will be held at least for the entire 72, if not more, provided that her therapist and/or family can provide proof that she’s a danger to herself or others.

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