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A(n) ___________ is a legal process whereby individuals may be admitted to an inpatient facility even though they refuse or cannot consent to the treatment if they are legally adjudicated to be a danger to self or others..
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Question 2

What role have psychotropic medications played in the rise in expenditures for community-based services over the years?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

involuntary commitment

Answer to Question 2

They reduced the symptoms of psychosis patients, in an effort to restore patients who responded positively to these medications back into the community. There were more court decisions to place individuals in outpatient programs with stipulations that the patient would continue to take the medication and maintain psychiatric appointments, thereby reducing the need for inpatient hospitalization.


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