And who is making the representation that their medications and treatment are effective?
If you or I were diagnosed with some mental disorder, (God forbid), and we followed the treatment, why wouldn't we have the right to say, "I'm doing everything I've been told to do and the docs say it's OK"?
I'm not saying we should abandon the concept of personal responsibility, but when we're talking about mental illness we have a situation where the individual has already acknowledged a lack of competence, yet, their "care providers" are taking no more responsibility than saying "take this drug so you can pass as normal and we're good to go."
I would argue that the mental health industry is using the "treatment plan" as a cover just as much -- if not more so -- than the individual.
>and we followed the treatment, why wouldn’t we have the right to say, “I’m doing everything I’ve been told to do and the docs say it’s OK”?
That is exactly correct.
and the SCOTUS has already ruled on this and it is settled law. - Doctors are bound by that and have little to no recourse.
It isn’t cover, it is what they are legally obligated to do.
Your commentary would be better directed to the legislature to try to pass a law to challenge that SCOTUS decision but I would not hold my breath waiting for action.