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What types of information would be useful for these individuals to know?

The decision of whether or not an individual is referred for a screening for involuntary commitment (AKA Baker Act) is generally done by non-mental health professionals (such as police officers and family members). What types of information would be useful for these individuals to know? If you were to design a training what information would you include?

Reference

Comer, R. (2015). Abnormal Psychology, Ninth Edition. Worth Publishers; New York, New York. (ISBN 978-1-4641-7170-3)

American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders, (5th Ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.; Washington, DC.

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