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Would you be allowed to refuse medical treatment after a suicide attempt ?
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No.: Your action(s) demonstrated you are not in a (mental) state to make decisions on your own behalf when feeling / attempting suicide, so emergency care, including psychological evaluation, can be performed without your consent. Many states have "emergency petitions" or "psych holds" for this. Cooperation speeds process and help/care for you. Refusal often results in involuntary psych hospital stay.
Answered 5/12/2016
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It depends: Though there are minor differences in laws regarding this between states, in most instances having made a suicide attempt does not automatically deem you incompetent to make the whole gamut of medical decisions for yourself. If your doctors thing you are at imminent risk of harm to self or others, they can give you as needed meds w/o your consent, but other than that they would need a court order.
Answered 1/21/2014
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