An inmate that is malingering and makes a suicide gesture in order to get placed in a mental health cell is not at risk for suicide. Group of answer choices True False
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Involuntary commitment to a psychiatric facility: A. can occur only after a mentally ill individual has been convicted of a violent crime. B. usually occurs because people appear to be a danger to themselves or others C. no longer occurs under modern civil law. D. will be a lifelong commitment, even if the individual is no longer mentally ill.
Many people suffer from chronic psychological problems, yet refuse treatment that could help them. In the U.S., people have a right to refuse treatment, but only up until a point. Under most state laws, if a person with mental illness is considered a "danger to self or others" they may be involuntarily committed to a facility, usually for up to a 72 hour period for evaluation. Consider the case of a mentally ill, 40-year-old homeless, unemployed male who has seemingly had a break with reality. He is often seen talking to himself, climbing trees in your neighborhood park, and sits for long periods of time perched in them doing nothing. He shows little emotional expression. He talks in an odd manner and his ideas sometimes seem to lack any connection. He sees and communicates with animals that are not really there. He wears a loin cloth (which covers everything it needs to), has a pocket knife attached to his hip, and believes he is a "direct descendant" of the fictional character, Tarzan. He has been treated for mental health problems in the past and it was recommended he receive treatment but he stopped going. There is no known history of criminal or violent behavior. what kind of psychological disorder do his symptoms most closely align with? Identify the symptoms involved and explain why you believe he suffers from that disorder. discuss the biological, psychological, and/or sociological factors that can contribute to the causes of the identified psychological disorder. What could be done to help this man? Should he be mandated to receive a mental health evaluation or treatment? Why or why not? Weigh a person's civil right to refuse treatment versus the state's duty to protect the person as well as others that could potentially be in danger.
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