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Mental health act (USA): for involuntary confinement

The Act defines mental disorder as mental illness, severe dementia or significant intellectual disability where:


• Because of the illness, disability or dementia, there is a serious likelihood that you may cause immediate and serious harm to yourself or to other people or
• Because of the severity of the illness, disability or dementia, your judgement is so impaired that failure to admit you to an approved centre would be likely to lead to a serious deterioration of your condition or would prevent the administration of appropriate treatment that could only be given by such an admission and your reception, detention and treatment in an approved centre would be likely to materially benefit or alleviate your condition.
Thank you for your response. Funnily, I do know the MHA well, so I know this. It's just something I can't shake. I'm not a danger to myself or others, I guess what I'm most worried about it other people's (who would be the therapist) interpretation of me. That is what worries me more.