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Abnormal Psychology CLP 4143: Noah Venables FSUExam 4 Chapter 16 OutlineMental Health and the Law1. Civil Commitment:1. Criteria:- Danger to self: suicidal- Danger to others- Grave disability: incapacitated, can’t provide for needs- More severe than “need for treatment” criteria- Required: person’s survival depends on treatment2. 2 types:- Emergency:- No legal hearing- Police/court/mental health professional- Outcomes:~released: after a period of time~voluntary commitment~formal commitment- Formal:- After legal hearing- Judge order- Outcomes:~released: psychiatrist says no danger~case reviewed if remains hospitalized2. Criminal Commitment:1. Incompetent to stand trial:- To be deemed competent: must understand, behave & testify- CURRENT FUNCTIONING- Involuntarily committed: until deemed competent- What if never deemed competent?o Dead docketo Nolle Prossell: criminal charges droppedo Civil commitment2. Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI):- AT TIME OF THE CRIME  mentally ill- Hospitalization - Can be released on conditional release- ~1% of cases:o 25% successful3. Guilty but Mentally Ill:- Mentally ill, but not at time of the crime- Significant past psychiatric treatment- Separate housing in prison- Evidence for longer incarcerations than just guiltyMalingering:o Exaggeration/production of feigned symptoms of disordero 20-30% competency evaluation=malingeringViolence & Mental Illness:o Substance abuse & mental illness both increase violence, especially when togethero 18% of mentally ill with no substance abuse were violento 31% of mentally ill with substance abuse were violento 43% with Paranoid Disorder and substance abuse were violento 11% with only Substance Abuse were


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