Guilbault v. Department of Mental Health

Plaintiff filed this action following the death of her son. On April 16, 1982, decedent was admitted to Northville Regional Psychiatric Hospital, a mental health institution operated by defendant, for treatment of drug-induced psychosis. Treated with medication to which he apparently responded, decedent’s psychosis subsided. Following consultation with a probate court social worker, decedent’s attending physician discharged him on April 22, 1982. On June 10, 1982, decedent died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head._

Plaintiff, as personal representative of decedent’s…