"Starting Sept. 1, the inability to recognize one’s psychiatric condition, or anosognosia, will be grounds for a law enforcement officer to detain an individual if it could lead to harm.

In such cases, a doctor would evaluate the patient’s mental health within 12 hours, and, if deemed necessary, could initiate a series of steps that could lead to a judge deciding whether to court-order treatment. Anosognosia is a result of physical changes to the brain, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and is common with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder."

  • Cid Vicious@sh.itjust.works
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    11 days ago

    Police: “You’re mentally ill.”

    Person: “Er no I’m not?”

    Police: “Looks like anosognosia, get on the ground, now.”