Shirley is an elderly woman who believed that her husband of 40 years was trying to kill her. One evening, she took a fireplace poker and chased him around the house accusing him of trying to poison her with the dinner he prepared. She was finally
restrained when the police arrived. After being evaluated at a local emergency room, she was transferred to an inpatient psychiatric facility against her will. The latter would be known as a(n) __________.
A) psychiatric commitment
B) civil commitment
C) involuntary outpatient commitment
D) voluntary emergency petition
Answer: B
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