In the textbook case of Arthur, who was diagnosed with brief psychotic disorder after talking about his secret plans both to save the world's starving children and to break into a foreign embassy, his parents had no power to have him involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital because he was

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Involuntary admission to a psychiatric hospital typically requires the individual to be deemed a danger to themselves or others. Since Arthur was not considered dangerous, his parents had no power to have him involuntarily admitted. His age or insurance coverage would not have been factors in this decision.

In the Textbook Case of Arthur, Who Was Diagnosed with Brief