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The laws that state the conditions under which people not accused of a crime can be legally committed to a mental hospital, even against their will, are: |
Civil Commitment laws |
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The link between violence and mental illness is: |
Related to specific symptoms and disorders |
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The M’Naghten rule decreed that: |
People are not responsible for criminal behaviour if they are not aware of what they are doing or that it is wrong |
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Dr Leroy has a client who has talked about killing people. Dr Leroy is not certain whether these threats should be brought to the attention of potential victims. What should Dr Leroy do? |
Ask colleagues for a second opinion |
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Which of the following is a FALSE statement in regard to prediction of dangerousness? |
Mental health professionals can predict with high reliability if a particular person will become violent. |
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Which of the following is NOT a right of research participants? |
To be informed of their performance on any tests conducted on them in the course of the research |
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The first major consideration on the clinical utility axis is feasibility, which asks all of the following questions EXCEPT: |
Has research shown the treatment to be effective |
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Whether a particular intervention is effective with different patients, in different settings, or with different therapists is referred to as: |
Generalisability |
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In Victoria, which of the following statements is FALSE: |
Following the Assessment Order, patients are placed on a Treatment Order that can last up to 12 months; |
