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How should competency be determined for a mentally ill person facing trial?
How should competency be determined for a mentally ill person facing trial?
Who improved conditions for the mentally ill?
Dorthea Dix :) I hope i spelled her first name right! LoL ;)
Who improved treatment for the mentally ill?
Dorotheia L. Dix
Who called attention to the shocking conditions in asylums during the mid 19TH century?
One person who called attention to the shocking conditions in asylums during the mid-19th century was Dorothea Dix. She was a social reformer and advocate for the mentally ill, who documented and exposed the inhumane and overcrowded conditions in asylums in the United States. Dix's efforts helped pave the way for improved treatment and care for the mentally ill.
How to make the elderly undergo treatment.?
If she is determined to be mentally healthy, then she cannot be forced to have treatment by the court. Only if an individual is determined after a mental health evaluation to be mentally incompetent to make his or her own decisions, can they be ordered to accept treatment.
How have the lives of the mentally disabled changed?
The lives of the mentally disabled has changed quite a bit. Along with medication there are also a variety of other technological advancements that have been made. There is therapy and plenty of support for them today.
Can mentally handicapped people live and survive on their own in your society?
I think they can, as long they are determined.
How did Dorothea Dix feel?
Dorothea Dix sympathized with mentally insane and worked to improve the conditions of the mentally insane.
In IL what can dcfs do about a mentally unstable parent?
In the state of Illinois, as well as in most states, the DCFS can remove children and place them in foster care if they are determined to be in the care of a parent who is mentally unstable.
Who worked with the mentally ill and reformed for better conditions in prison?
Dorathea Dix
Persons who crusaded for humane treatment of the mentally ill waswere?
Dorthea Dix was a very influential crusader for humane treatment of the mentally ill. She became a champion for the treatment of the mentally ill when she visited a jail and was appalled at the conditions the mentally ill women suffered.
In the early 1800 where did many poor mentally ill patients live?
In the 1840s, Dorothea Dix investigated the conditions in which mentally ill patients were living. She often found them in prisons, and they were treated like criminals. Dix worked to improve the conditions in which mentally ill patients lived, and she worked to get state governments to build mental hospitals.
