Man arrested in mistaken identity case locked in mental hospital for two years
&gt; “The more Mr. Spriestersbach vocalized his innocence by asserting that he is not Mr Castleberry, the more he was declared delusional and psychotic by the HSH staff and doctors and heavily medicated,”<p>This kind of shit is why I will never again make the mistake of being fully honest with a mental health professional about suicidal ideation, unless there is <i>radical</i> change in how mental health emergencies are handled. Too often, the choice is between punishment (if you speak up too much) and neglect (if you shut up and do as you&#x27;re told). I&#x27;d rather risk handling things myself than risk that kind of &quot;help&quot; again.<p>I&#x27;m not anti-psychiatry in general, but it&#x27;s become clear to me that the field has a deadly serious problem with paternalistic arrogance, and absolutely no sign I can see of being on a course to seriously reckon with it.