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Mental Illness Crossword

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________ delirium is a state of extreme mental excitement characterized by sudden, bizarre and possibly violent behaviors, which can also involve confusion, hallucinations and possibly sudden death.
A mental disorder most common among children characterized by inattention, excessive movement and impulsivity.
A criminal defense that asserts that due to mental disease or defect a person should not be found guilty of committing a criminal act.
An institution that offers shelter and support to individuals with mental disorders.
A criminal punishment involving community supervision and support instead of incarceration.
A ______________specialist is an individual who has personal experience with mental illness who is trained to help mentally ill people.
A type of therapy that either induces an insulin coma, induces convulsions or sends electricity through the brain.
A medical doctor who specializes in the assessment and treatment of the mentally ill.
The initials of the hospital department were many people in a mental illness crisis are taken for care.
The act of killing oneself.
Instinctive or intuitive feeling as distinguished from reasoning.
_________ disorder, also called Munchausen, involves a person seeking medical help for a physical complaint they know does not exist or for a problem that they caused.
Thought
A serious medical condition in which the person has trouble telling the difference between what is real and what is not real, typically with symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations.
A stimulus that creates irrational fear.
Mental disorders characterized by sexual interest or preferences outside the sexual norm lasting for at least six months.
Petty behaviors that disturb the health and safety of the community and annoy people.
Early release from prison involving conditions and supervision.
Verticales
_____________ 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.
The "wrongful act."
_________ 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