__________ Refers to Disease Within a Population

question 55

Short Answer

__________ refers to disease within a population.

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Definitions:

Civil Commitment

A legal process through which individuals with severe mental illnesses can be mandated to receive treatment, often in a hospital or secure facility.

Grave Disability

Legal criterion for involuntary commitment that is met when a person is so incapacitated by a mental disorder that he or she cannot provide his or her own basic needs, such as food, clothing, or shelter, and his or her survival is threatened as a result.

Physically Disabled

Pertains to individuals who have long-term physical limitations or impairments that restrict their ability to perform certain tasks or movements.

Clinician's Duty

The ethical and professional obligation of healthcare providers to offer competent care, maintain confidentiality, and act in the patient's best interest.