Psychology 2032A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Intellectual Disability, Ordnungspolizei

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Judge will order mental health examination if believes there is a good reason to. Person has the right to object the these attempts, court hearing scheduled to allow person to present evidence against commitment. Informal (emergency) commitment can be accomplished without involving the courts initially. If hospital board believes a person requesting discharge is too mentally ill and dangerous, can detain the person with a temporary, informal commitment order. Police can take any person acting out-of-control or in a dangerous manner to a psychiatric hospital. Most common is the physician"s certificate (pc) physician can sign a certificate that allows a person to be hospitalized for some period between 24 hours to 20 days: affects more people than criminal commitment. 1) if a person has been repeatedly violent in the recent past, it is reasonable to predict that he/she will be violent in future unless there are major changes in person"s attitude/environment.