A) the right to refuse treatment
B) the right to choose their own medial practitioner
C) the right to legal counsel
D) the right to treatment in the least restrictive environment
F) B) and D)
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A) Expert witnesses are biased and want their testimony in court to be consistent with what they have concluded in research they have published.
B) Expert witnesses generally are concerned about being sued if they give testimony that frees a person who goes on to commit a violent crime.
C) The public suspects that the side paying the expert witness determines the expert's opinion.
D) The public often does not fully understand the scope and breadth of expertise within academic fields.
F) B) and C)
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A) increasing institutional beds
B) increasing hospital beds in psychiatric wards
C) increasing community care
D) increasing homelessness of the mentally ill who cannot receive mental health services
F) A) and B)
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A) warning potential victims of the mentally ill
B) hanging around on street corners
C) feigning symptoms, possibly to avoid criminal prosecution
D) reporting child abuse
F) C) and D)
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A) when it is believed that they might be harmed because they are unable to secure the basic necessities of life, such as food and shelter
B) when it is believed that they might be harmed because they are not taking their medications
C) when it is believed that they might be harmed because they are vulnerable to attack by other inmates in jail
D) when it is believed that they might be harmed because they are being abused in their family situation
F) A) and D)
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A) Most treatments are not proven to be 100 percent effective.
B) Many medications, especially antipsychotic medications, have side effects that seriously compromise everyday functioning and quality of life.
C) Without that right, patients are vulnerable to abuse or dangerous experimental procedures, such as those that occurred with the indiscriminate use of prefrontal lobotomies in the 1930s.
D) All people have a fundamental right to make decisions about their own treatment, even if doing so is not in their own best interest.
F) B) and D)
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A) the "not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder" defence
B) the misuse of expert witnesses in criminal trials
C) the right of people, even those with severe mental disorders, to refuse treatment
D) sexual relations between therapists and clients
F) None of the above
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A) 1 percent
B) 28.6 percent
C) 57 percent
D) 71.4 percent
F) A) and D)
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A) It reliably screens out those individuals who are unable to appreciate the quality and moral nature of the act of which they are accused.
B) It is a reliable assessment of a person's mental state at the time a crime was committed.
C) It reliably screens out those individuals who are clearly fit to stand trial.
D) It is considered an unreliable assessment tool.
F) B) and C)
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A) What is the most efficient way of admitting patients to clinics or hospitals?
B) Is the treatment effective compared to an alternative treatment or to no treatment in a controlled clinical research setting?
C) What kind of research should be done to determine the type of clinician best suited for particular patients in terms of their diagnosis and chronicity?
D) How long should the treatment be continued if there is no improvement in the patient's condition or if the patient has serious side effects?
F) A) and B)
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A) Deinstitutionalization created an increase in homelessness.
B) More than 90% of homeless people in Canada have a mental health disorder.
C) Symptoms of mental health disorders make living on the streets easier than living elsewhere for many people with mental illnesses.
D) Homelessness has increased because of an increase in unemployment and a shortage of low-income housing, which affects many mentally ill people indirectly.
F) A) and D)
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A) a lawyer's request that his or her client be admitted
B) a person is deemed dangerous to herself/himself or others
C) a person has a mental disorder
D) a person is in need of treatment
F) A) and C)
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A) decreased numbers of homeless mentally ill people
B) an increased number of patients in psychiatric institutions
C) a decreased number of patients in psychiatric institutions
D) better treatment of mentally ill patients in the community
F) A) and C)
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A) The government becomes the legal guardian for an individual who is incompetent.
B) The government acts on behalf of a citizen who is not likely to act in his or her own best interest.
C) The government takes responsibility for protecting public health, safety, and welfare.
D) The government temporarily suspends the rights of a person who is harming or may harm others.
F) A) and B)
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A) provincial mental health acts
B) the Tri-Council policy statement
C) the Canadian Criminal Code
D) provincial human rights codes
F) A) and C)
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A) It is practical and easy to understand and apply.
B) It emphasizes behaviour over emotions and thoughts.
C) It specifies the effect of the illness on the patient's thoughts and behaviour.
D) It serves the function of allowing for civil commitment.
F) C) and D)
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