Susan, aged 22, has voluntarily sought treatment for an eating disorder at a residential facility in an isolated rural location
Despite a promising start, she has been involved in recent conflicts with staff members and insists that she wants to leave the facility. Staff members have refused to facilitate her transportation from the facility and have stated that they will not return her money and identification that were held when she was admitted. Staff at the treatment facility may be guilty of false imprisonment because of what fact?
A) Susan's diagnosis is not terminal.
B) The facility is in an inaccessible location.
C) Susan's diagnosis is not psychiatric in etiology.
D) Susan is legally competent.
Ans: D
False imprisonment is the intentional and unjustifiable detention of a person against his or her will. If a person is deemed incompetent, however, detention may be legally justified. The client's prognosis and the location of facility are not among the criteria for false imprisonment. Eating disorders are psychiatric illnesses.
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