My girlfriend became acutely psychotic when quitting methadone and alcohol cold-turkey. She was taken to the hospital. After a week she was mostly out of it, but it was too late - the hospital had started the process for an evaluation for involuntary psychiatric treatment. When I realized what they were doing I tried to protect her by obtaining a court order, but was unsuccessful.

My girlfriend's treatment by the system has been worse than I could have possibly imagined. These psychiatrists certainly have good intentions, but don't realize the collateral damage inflicted by their treatments.

Today I found a copy of "Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology", by William McKim. Hopefully this text will help me figure out how to talk reason into a psychiatrist.