harddocumentationinvoluntary holdmedical-legalrisk assessmentschizoaffective disorderdangerousness
A PMHNP working in an outpatient psychiatric clinic evaluates a 41-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder who presents with command auditory hallucinations instructing him to harm his neighbor. He reports he has been hearing these voices for three days and is becoming increasingly unable to resist them. He has a history of one prior assault during a psychotic episode. The PMHNP determines that an involuntary psychiatric hold is warranted. Which of the following documentation approaches best meets medical-legal standards?