_____________ Intervention Team (CIT)
One of the main systems used to categorize mental illness.
The movement of cases out of the criminal justice system into alternatives to prosecution.
Legal arguments that a person should not be found guilty of a criminal act, for example, insanity.
A federal law dealing with patient privacy.
Alternating periods of depression and happiness.
The ___________ rule is the oldest insanity defense.
The delivery of healthcare at a distance using technologies, such as videoconferencing.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The legal requirement that psychiatrists and psychotherapists inform possible victims of a patient's threat to them.
_________ patria is the legal doctrine that allows the state to protect people who are legally unable to act on their own behalf.
A medical disorder characterized by symptoms such as sadness, hopelessness, social withdrawal, loss of interest in everyday activities and even suicide.
Reoccurring and often unwelcome thoughts.
A mental state of mind that must be present to be found guilty of a crime. Also known as the "guilty mind."
A "hold" so that a mentally disturbed person can be subjected to involuntary emergency hospitalization for a mental evaluation.
Early release from prison with supervision and conditions.
A collaborative response to people in mental health crisis by a team composed of a police officer and civilian mental health professional.
The expulsion of demonic spirits by a priest commanding them to stop their activity within a person.
Dire circumstances where a person's safety or life are endangered.
__________ attacks are episodes of intense anxiety that may cause people to be afraid to leave their homes.
Americans with Disabilities Act