Which individual diagnosed with a mental illness may need involuntary hospitalization? An individual:
a. who has a panic attack after her child gets lost in a shopping mall
b. with visions of demons emerging from cemetery plots throughout the community
c. who takes 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio becomes worthless
d. diagnosed with major depression who stops taking prescribed antidepressant medication
ANS: C
Involuntary hospitalization protects patients who are dangerous to themselves or others and cannot care for their own basic needs. Involuntary hospitalization also protects other individuals in society. An overdose of acetaminophen indicates dangerousness to self. The behaviors described in the other options are not sufficient to require involuntary hospitalization.
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