An individual with severe and persistent paranoid schizophrenia killed a homeless man when his
auditory hallucinations commanded him to do so. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
The
forensic nurse understands that the best placement for the individual would be to be
a. released into the community without supervision.
b. sent to a forensic unit in the state prison system.
c. admitted to the inpatient unit at a community mental health center.
d. incarcerated in a state prison.
B
The individual who responds to command hallucinations is too dangerous to be released into the
community but too ill to be held within the general population of the state prison system. A forensic
unit would provide the needed treatment and confinement.
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