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Involuntary Psychiatric Holds and Medical Decision-Making Capacity

A practical distinction between psychiatric detention, decisional capacity, and medical authority in California hospitals.

Learning focus

What this lecture will cover

  • Separate LPS criteria from medical decision-making capacity
  • Frame decision-specific capacity assessments
  • Recognize when legal status does and does not answer the clinical question