The Probable Cause Hearing determines whether the patient continues to meet criteria for which conditions?

• A. DTS/DTO/GD due to a mental health disorder
• B. OCD/ADHD
• C. Major depressive disorder only
• D. Anxiety disorder only

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is whether a Probable Cause Hearing checks if a patient still meets the involuntary detention criteria under the psychiatric hold. Specifically, it asks if the person continues to be subject to detention because they are a danger to themselves or others, or gravely disabled due to a mental health disorder. Those criteria are often abbreviated as DTS (danger to self), DTO (danger to others), and GD (gravely disabled).

So, the hearing’s purpose is to determine if there is probable cause that the patient still meets those dangerousness or gravely disabled criteria stemming from a mental disorder. It’s not about a single diagnosis like OCD, ADHD, major depressive disorder, or anxiety alone. Those conditions can be present, but detention hinges on the current risk or inability to care for basic needs, not on any one diagnosis by itself. If the person no longer meets DTS/DTO/GD, the basis for continued detention under the hold weakens.