Cruze v. National Psychiatric Services, Inc.

Opinion

BOREN, P. J.

Suffering from a terminal illness and from severe stress after losing her job, her apartment and her boyfriend, appellant Theresa Craze visited her physician and began discussing the possibility of suicide. The physician and others initiated a 72-hour psychiatric hold and evaluation under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150 1 resulting in appellant’s being held 17 hours in the facility operated by respondent Ingleside Hospital. 2 After her discharge and release, appellant filed a complaint against respondent and certain individual defendants, 3 alleging medical…