A psychiatrist recommends that a client should participate in a 3-month outpatient aftercare program after being discharged. What would protect the client's right to request a second opinion before agreeing to this suggestion?

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The right of self-determinism entitles all clients to refuse treatment, to obtain other opinions, and to choose other forms of treatment. It is one of the basic clients' rights established by Title II, Public Law 99-139, outlining the Universal Bill of Rights for Mental Health Patients. "Least restrictive environment" means that an individual cannot be restricted to an institution when he or she can be successfully treated in the community. Confidentiality is an ethical duty of nondisclosure. Mandates to inform is a term referring to the legal obligation to breach confidentiality when there is a judgment that the client has harmed, or is about to injure, another person.

A Psychiatrist Recommends That a Client Should Participate in a 3-Month