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In reply to the discussion: 'Known schizophrenic' bought guns(at Walmart) before arrest in mother's shooting death [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)22. That gives rise to several questions.
"incompetent"
Is there a time line for that?
Is there a way to be ruled "competent" after successful treatment or passage of time demonstrates compentacy?
"committed"
Very few people are committed for more than 72 hours observation nowdays.
they are sent to a local MH clinic for follow up and treatment after 72 hours, in most cases.
So, anyway to reflect a change in their MH status over time?
BTW...a LOT of people high on drugs or alcohol will end up in 72 hour hold, be prefectly sane when the drugs leave their system, but have a record of being committed.
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'Known schizophrenic' bought guns(at Walmart) before arrest in mother's shooting death [View all]
kpete
Feb 2013
OP
Are you to enshrine discrimination against the handicapped in the constitution?
harmonicon
Feb 2013
#36
Schizophrenics are only marginally more likely than "normal" people to commit a violent crime.
Kurska
Feb 2013
#4
And thus many people do NOT go to Doctor for fear they may lose their license
happyslug
Feb 2013
#21
No and they're notoriously sketchy. My mother has been diagnosed with numerous psychological
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#9