Wiebe was describing his frustration as an involuntary mental patient when the line abruptly clicked dead
It is a hopeless whirligig pattern that dates back to his first admission in 2002, and has no obvious end in sight. Wiebe was describing his frustration at enforced isolation when the line abruptly clicked dead.
Two decades later, as an involuntary mental patient trying in vain to escape medicine that a source familiar with his care alleged was being used to control him, not treat him, Wiebe may be representative of a serious systemic problem in mental health law, according to a legal expert.
This behaviour was extreme but familiar to those who had to deal with it, both clinicians and police. In February this year, Manitoba’s Review Board recommended transferring Wiebe to another facility, either Waypoint in Penetanguishene, Ont., or the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon. That has been discussed for years.Selkirk Mental Health Centre’s CEO James Wasio declined to be interviewed.
But personality disorders like Wiebe’s are different, involving pathological manipulation and resistance to authority. “It was just meds and lock him up,” said the staffer. Given his extensive isolation and associated traumatic memories, the source claimed these latest periods of isolation provided no therapeutic value and had no justification under the hospital’s policy, but were instead “absolutely cruel.”
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