Involuntary commitment laws usually contain two components, first that the person in question be diagnosed with a 'mental illness', and second that they either: (a) pose a danger to themselves or others, (b) are in need of treatment, or (c) cannot see to their basic necessities of life.
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Madness, Disability and Social Exclusion: The Archaeology and Anthropology of 'Difference' (One World Archaeology X)
January 29, 2001, Routledge
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"Involuntary commitment laws usually contain two components, first that the person in question be diagnosed with a 'mental illness', and second that they either: (a) pose a danger to themselves or others, (b) are in need of treatment, or (c) cannot see to their basic necessities of life."
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