PSY340H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mental Disorder, Involuntary Commitment, Suicidal Ideation
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What society tells you, you have to do. What society tells you, you should do. If someone wants to hurt another, it"s a legal issue but things like suicide are not a legal issue- ethical gray area. If you are aware of someone"s suicidal ideations, it is your ethical (not legal) obligation to stop it. Knowing someone wants to murder another is both an ethical and legal issue. Power of mental health professionals: commitment- mental health professionals have the power of custody if you are suffering from suicidal ideation or homicidal thoughts, can last indefinitely. Constitutional law- federal government (1982: you have the right to be taken care of by all canadians, if you are unable to take care of yourself, we other canadians will take care of you. Statutory law: how the constitutional law is interpreted, interpretations between provinces and territories may differ, eg.
