In the textbook case of Arthur, who was diagnosed with brief psychotic disorder after talking about his secret plans both to save the world's starving children and to break into a foreign embassy, his parents had no power to have him involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital because he was

a. diagnosed incorrectly

b. not considered dangerous to himself or others.
c. no longer covered by their health insurance.
d. An adult.

b

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