In re: W.R.D.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
DIETZ, Judge.
*512 Respondent appeals from the trial court's order of involuntary commitment. Following a hearing, the trial court found that Respondent was a danger to himself and others and ordered him to be institutionalized for 30 days.
As explained below, we reverse the commitment order. The record indicates that Respondent suffers from schizophrenia ; that *346 he refused to take his prescription medication both for his mental illness and an unrelated heart condition; that he lost some "unknown amount" of weight but remained at a healthy weight; that he warned his guardian to stay *513 away from him…
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