Question 44 · LEK · Referral
According to the article 23 of the act on the mental health, a person can be hospitalized at the psychiatric hospital without their consent if:
1) is mentally ill and does not take medications systematically;
2) is mentally ill and poses a threat to their own life;
3) is mentally ill and poses a threat to other people’s health or life;
4) poses a threat to the legal system;
5) is suspected of mental illness to verify the diagnosis by observation.
The correct answer is:
2) is mentally ill and poses a threat to their own life;
3) is mentally ill and poses a threat to other people’s health or life;
4) poses a threat to the legal system;
5) is suspected of mental illness to verify the diagnosis by observation.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2.
- B. 2,3.
- C. 1,3,4.
- D. 2,3,4.
- E. 1,2,3,5.
Hint
Article 23 requires a mental illness plus a direct threat caused by it; observation of suspected illness is regulated in another article.
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