Mr Benwabe Is an Attorney Who Has Been Diagnosed with Bipolar

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Mr. Benwabe is an attorney who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has been hospitalized several times when he stopped taking his medication. He complains that the medications make him feel like a "zombie" and affect his ability to complete legal briefs. When he is medication free, however, he is paranoid and often violent. During these periods, police and paramedic intervention is needed to get him safely to the hospital. After a recent hospitalization, when he was stable, he decided that he would prepare an advance directive requesting that no medication be given to him during these hospitalizations. Given this history, what is most likely to occur in the future?

• A) The police will refuse to respond to the 911 call about him, noting the location as "hazardous."
• B) He will be medicated against his will if he is a danger to staff or patients.
• C) His directive will be respected and no medication will be given.
• D) Mr. Benwabe will be found not guilty by reason of insanity.