Which statement should the nurse identify as correct regarding a client's right to refuse treatment?
A) Clients can refuse pharmacological but not psychological treatment.
B) Clients can refuse any type of psychiatric treatment at any time.
C) The only treatment a client can refuse is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) .
D) Professionals can override treatment refusal if the client is actively suicidal or homicidal.
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