PSYC380 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Antipsychotic, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Malingering
8 May 2016
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Chapter 14 mental health services: legal and ethical issues. Civil commitment laws each state has them that detail when a person can be legally declared to have a mental illness and be placed in a hospital for treatment. Laws protect from involuntary commitment but also put people at risk by not compelling people to get help. 1) the person has a mental illness and is need of treatment. 2) the person is dangerous to himself or herself or others. 3) the person is unable to care for himself, a situation considered a. Usually begins with a petition by a relative or mental health professional to a judge. Safeguards built into civil commitment process guarantee rights of person being examined judge, jury, lawyer, etc. Short-term commitment in emergency situations: defining mental illness. Typically meaning severe emotional or thought disturbances that negatively affect an individual"s health and safety.
