James is a person with schizophrenia who has delusions that the CIA is after him. He has been brought to a psychologist by the police after being arrested for assaulting an elderly woman whom he claimed was trying to kill him. Assuming that testing reveals that he truly is psychotic, where will the psychologist recommend that he be sent?

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Given that James has been arrested for assaulting someone due to his delusions, he needs immediate professional psychiatric care and 24/7 supervision to ensure the safety of himself and others. Therefore, the psychologist should recommend that he be sent to a psychiatric hospital for inpatient treatment.

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