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5250

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  1. Additional 14 day hold after 5150
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5150

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  1. Psychiatric Hold for 3 days/72 hours
    - Danger to self (suicide)
    - Danger to others r/t psychiatric reason
    - Gravely disabled- can’t provide for food, shelter, or clothing
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5260

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  1. Additional 14 day hold after 5250

2. Only used for imminent suicide (self harm)

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Temporary Conservatorship (T-Con)

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  1. 30 day hold evaluated by court after 5250 and 5260
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Conservatorship

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  1. 1 year hold
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Tarosoff Decision

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  1. Changed the law on confidentiality when it comes to informing someone in imminent danger from a patient
  2. Providers must inform someone when a threat is made on their life by a patient so that they can protect themselves
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Riese Hearing

-Informed Consent **

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  1. A hearing to tell whether or not a pt has the capacity to understand medications and why they are needed?
    - If a patient does not have the capacity, they are forced to take meds
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Firearms Advisement

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  1. Pt placed on a 5250 loses firearms rights for 5 years in California or for life (federal law)
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Consent for Medication (28:00)

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  1. You only need consent for psychiatric medications not medical problems
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Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

-What Is It?

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  1. Screening tool for cognitive impairment

- Highest score is 30/30

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Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

-When To Use it?

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  1. On admission and weekly thereafter
  2. Anytime there is concern of cognitive ability
  3. Most valuable when cognitive impairment is not suspected
    - Very sensitive in detecting cognitive impairment
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Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

-Parts Of The Test

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  1. Orientation - date / location
  2. Registration - 3 unrelated words
  3. Attention and Calculation - subtract by 7’s from 100
  4. Recall - remember words from registration
  5. Language