Planning for patients diagnosed with mental illness is facilitated by understanding that inpatient hospitalization is generally reserved for patients who:

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Hospitalization is justified when the patient is a danger to self or others, has dangerously decompensated, or needs intensive medical treatment. The incorrect options do not necessarily describe patients for whom less restrictive treatment is indicated.

Planning for Patients Diagnosed with Mental Illness Is Facilitated by Understanding