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A 24-year-old woman is brought to the psychiatric emergency department by police after her roommate found her writing goodbye letters and discovered she had stockpiled her prescribed zolpidem tablets. The patient denies suicidal intent and states she was 'just organizing things.' She refuses voluntary admission. The PMHNP must determine whether involuntary psychiatric hold criteria are met and initiate the appropriate legal process.
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