Risk to self and others — involuntary admission
HIGH-YIELD
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Teaching point
A patient who, after a suicide attempt or with clear intent, expresses a plan to harm others requires involuntary admission under the Mental Health Act for safety; a medically/psychiatrically unstable minor refusing care can be admitted under duty of care.
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