Grave disability or gravely disabled is a
legal status
Legal status is the status or position held by an entity as determined by the law. It includes or entails a set of privileges, obligations, powers or restrictions that a person or thing has as encompassed in or declared by legislation.
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used as a criterion in addition to danger to self or others as the basis for
involuntary commitment
Involuntary commitment, civil commitment, or involuntary hospitalization/hospitalisation is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified agent to have symptoms of severe mental disorder is detained in a psychiatric hos ...
in only 9 of 50
states of the
United States
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. It is not a criterion in
Washington, D.C.
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In
California
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, it is defined as "a condition in which a person, as a result of a
mental health disorder
A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitti ...
," ...(or impairment by chronic
alcoholism
Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol (drug), alcohol that results in significant Mental health, mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on the definition of the word ''alcoholism'', it is not a recognize ...
)..., "is unable to provide for his or her basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter.”
[California Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 5008 (h) definition of gravely disabled]
mental health defined in (h)(1)(A), alcoholism in (h)(2), and mental incompetent in (h)(B). California Legislative Information maintained by California Office of Legislative Counsel
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Some states such as Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
also include substance-related or addictive disorders and add medical care
Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profess ...
to needs.RS 28:2(13) definitions
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature (french: Législature d'État de Louisiane) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 represen ...
It may also be used in certain defined violent
felony
A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie") to describe an offense that resu ...
cases for
mental incompetence.
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References
Disability law in the United States
Law of the United States
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