I did a 6-week rotation in a psych ward for exclusively psychotic patients ( mostly schizophrenic, some manic). I can't recall if they were all held specifically for being a danger to themselves / others, but remember court orders being regularly obtained (and always required) and then only for patients who were very psychotic (medically psychotic --> delusional, typically to the point of being unable to function).
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I did a 6-week rotation in a psych ward for exclusively psychotic patients ( mostly schizophrenic, some manic). I can't recall if they were all held specifically for being a danger to themselves / others, but remember court orders being regularly obtained (and always required) and then only for patients who were very psychotic (medically psychotic --> delusional, typically to the point of being unable to function).