Multiple Choice
To commit someone to a mental institution for an indefinite period of time, an individual must be deemed either _____ or _____.
A) unable to provide for his or her basic needs; severely psychotic
B) unable to provide for his or her basic needs; imminently dangerous to self or others
C) in need of mental health treatment; suicidal
D) in need of mental health treatment; physically unfit
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