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What happens if the doctor at the center determines the person may be mentally ill?

April 26, 2017center doctor happens mentally ill person

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What happens if the doctor at the center determines the person may be mentally ill?

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If the doctor determines that the person needs hospitalization, the person will be transported to St. Elizabeths Hospital. At St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatrist will examine the person and review the community mental health center’s request for hospitalization. If the doctor at St. Elizabeths Hospital determines that the person has symptoms of a mental illness and is likely to injure him- or herself and/or others, the individual will be involuntarily hospitalized.