Exam 16: Mental Health Services

When a person is the subject of civil commitment proceedings, the rights and protections provided by law include all of the following EXCEPT

A TV reporter is interviewing students about the insanity plea. If these students are similar to about 90% of the population, they will agree with the following statement:

In terms of civil commitment, "grave disability" refers to

Which of the following is (are) specified in civil commitment laws?

The right to refuse treatment is particularly problematic in terms of the mentally ill who face criminal charges because in theory they could be forced to take medication, which

Andrew has been accused of committing a crime and is currently in a mental health facility. He will stay there until it is determined that he is fit to participate in legal proceedings against him. The commitment process by which Andrew is being held is called .

The "neoconservative era" in regard to mental health treatments is characterized by an emphasis on:

Explore the consequences of the policy known as "deinstitutionalization," noting specifically the effect on homelessness. Compare the intended outcome of this policy with the actual outcome.

According to the Addington v. Texas (1979), which of the following is sufficient cause to commit a mentally ill person to the hospital involuntarily?

Wyatt v. Stickney (1972), a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of mental patients, addressed all of the following EXCEPT

In 1986, Congress passed the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act to provide agencies in each state that would

Several years ago, Mark was arrested for participating in a crime. Since then he has been confined to a mental hospital, even though he was given a prison sentence. Mark is periodically evaluated to see if he is still mentally ill. If it is determined that he is no longer mentally ill, Mark will then be incarcerated to serve out his prison sentence. From your knowledge of mental health and the law, you would correctly state that Mark was originally found ___________.

Before a person can be tried for a crime, a determination of competence must be made. For this reason, most individuals with obvious and severe impairments who commit crimes are .

Although the clinical efficacy axis is concerned with research settings, the clinical utility axis is concerned with

The systematic collection of data on patient outcomes is called a(n)

According to the ruling in the 1970s Tarasoff case, a therapist is required to

Following the not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) verdict for John Hinckley in 1981, of the states in The U.S. substantially changed their insanity defense rules, making it more difficult to use this defense.

Whether a particular intervention is effective with different patients, in different settings, or with different therapists is referred to as __________________.

In response to the strict civil commitment laws of the 1970s and 1980s, some states enacted legal reforms that

The formal process of civil commitment begins with a petition directed to a(n) .