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Overman · 10-04-2009, 07:34 PM

The psychiatrist will likely ignore the person's 'spiritual' aspects and focus on their physical and psychological well-being, via medication.

If he is court-ordered, there should be secular alternatives offered in addition to the AA option, as many state courts have ruled that AA constitutes a 'religious organization'.

See Maryland v. Norfolk (Md DistCt, No D713675 (1989), Granberg v. Ashland County (590 F. Supp. 1005 [1989]), and Griffin v. Coughlin (88 N.Y. 2d 674 [1996])

If he is voluntary, then he'll simply have to locate a secular program.

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Overman 9/15/08 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: midwest Posts: 257	The psychiatrist will likely ignore the person's 'spiritual' aspects and focus on their physical and psychological well-being, via medication. If he is court-ordered, there should be secular alternatives offered in addition to the AA option, as many state courts have ruled that AA constitutes a 'religious organization'. See Maryland v. Norfolk (Md DistCt, No D713675 (1989), Granberg v. Ashland County (590 F. Supp. 1005 [1989]), and Griffin v. Coughlin (88 N.Y. 2d 674 [1996]) If he is voluntary, then he'll simply have to locate a secular program. __________________ "If you can smile whenever anything goes wrong, you are either an idiot or a repairman." (or sober!) ~ Anon