Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Professional Boundaries, Malingering, American Law Institute

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

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Chapter 16: mental health services: legal and ethical issues. Couldn"t make arthur see a psychiatric hospital. Each province has civil commitment laws under the provincial or territorial mental health. Acts that detail when a person can be legally detained in a psychiatric institution even against her will. Most provincial legislation permits commitment when the following 3 conditions have been met: the person has a mental disorder , the person is dangerous to himself or others, the person is in need of treatment. All canadian jurisdictions require the second of these criteria and some, but not all, also require the first and third. Two types of authority permit the government to take actions that are against a citizens will: police power and parens patriae (state as the parent) power. Under parens patriae, the governments acts as a surrogate parent; acting in the best interest of a person who needs help.