Commitment Law
OPD
Abbreviations
Medical Terms
Diagnosis
100

Two forms prepared by psychiatrists within 3 days of presenting the person for involuntary commitment to treatment

Clinical Certificate

100
Director of Mental Health Advocacy
Carl Herman
100

CEPP

Conditional Extension Pending Placement

100
Oral Medication
PO
100

A client that suffers from both a mental health illness and substance abuse issues

MICA
200

True/False

A Clinical certificate may not be executed by a person who is a relative by blood or marriage to the person who is being screened

True
200
NJ Director of Public Defender
Joseph E. Krokora
200
DDD
Division of Developmental Disabilities
200
Involuntary Medication Administration Report
IMAR
200

A mental health disorder that is characterized by hallucinations (auditory, visual, olfactory, or tactile) and delusions

Schizophrenia
300

A juvenile client must be at least _____age to sign themselves into the hospital as a voluntary client

13 years old
300

Name one of the five counties which that our office does not represent

Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex or Warren

300
PACT

Program for Assertive Community Treatment

300
Injectable Medication
IM
300

A mental health disorder that is characterized by serious and significant mood swings

Bipolar Disorder
400

True/False

A CEPP client can legally be transferred from STCF to Long Term Care

False
400

Newark, Asbury Park, Trenton, Gibbsboro

Mental Health regional offices

400
PRN
Pro re nata "as needed"
400
Electroconvulsive Therapy
ECT
400

A mental health disorder whose main symptoms include obsessions and compulsions, driving the person to engage in unwanted, oftentimes distress behaviors or thoughts

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
500

True/False


A person be legally transferred to hospital within five business day of his or her court date

False
500

When a person is deemed mentally incapacitated, they are appointed a

Legal Guardian
500
IOC
Involuntary Outpatient Commitment
500
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
ADHD
500

A developmental disorder that is characterized by impaired development in communication, social interaction and behavior

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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