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Question 31

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Clinical efficacy refers to the

A) use of scientific evidence to determine treatment effects.
B) assessment of the costs and benefits of a treatment.
C) patient's opinion of the treatment.
D) effectiveness of the intervention in the practice setting in which it is to be applied.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Question 32

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Which of the following is not part of the research participant's rights as described in your text?

A) The right to be informed about the purpose of the research study
B) The right to refuse treatment
C) The right to protection from harm
D) The right to review manuscripts based on data they provide

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Question 33

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If an individual accidentally injures another person, he or she cannot be convicted of a crime because there was no 'criminal intent', a theoretical concept known legally as

Margaret has been schizophrenic for many years and has been hospitalized several times.She has paranoid delusions and hallucinations.Her speech is rambling and incoherent.Most recently, Margaret got hold of a gun and shot several people, believing that they were her enemies.Following her arrest, what is the most likely scenario for Margaret?

According to the 1975 case of O'Connor v.Donaldson, a non-dangerous mentally ill individual

The 1970s case Tarasoff v.Regents of the University of California, in which a student killed his ex-girlfriend, involved the issue called

Information about mental institutions indicates that until the 1980s, patients had

The first major consideration on the clinical utility axis is feasibility, which asks all of the following questions EXCEPT:

According to Addington v.Texas (1979) , which of the following is sufficient cause to commit someone to commit a mentally ill person to the hospital involuntarily?

The link between mental illness and violence is

The question of whether a person can be 'forced' to become competent to stand trial involves the issue of

According to the authors of your textbook, the periodic changes in the laws regarding involuntary mental health care are a sign of a

Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society.However, if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody, it means that

The right to refuse treatment is particularly problematic in terms of the mentally ill who face criminal charges because in theory they could be forced to take medication, which

Several years ago, Mary was arrested for participating in a crime.Since then, she has been confined in a psychiatric hospital.Mary is periodically evaluated to see if she is still mentally ill.When it is determined that she is no longer mentally ill, Mary will be released.From your knowledge of mental health and the law, you would correctly state that the original verdict in Mary's case was

Andile has been accused of committing a crime and is currently in a mental health facility.He will stay there until it is determined that he is fit to participate in legal proceedings against him.The commitment process by which Andile is being held is called

In the textbook case of Fikile, 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 were unable to have him admitted to a psychiatric hospital because Arthur was

Which of the following is NOT a question that addresses the issues of involuntary mental health care?

The legal concept of mens rea is generally used to mean

Following cases such as those of John Hinckley and Tsafendas, the public often assumed that