North Dakota State Hospital v. R.F.

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] R.F. appeals an order from the Southeast Judicial District Court ordering her to be hospitalized at the North Dakota State Hospital (“State Hospital”) for continuing treatment until March 8, 2006, or until further order of the court. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] R.F., a 51-year-old woman, suffers from what doctors describe as “extremely severe” obsessive-compulsive disorder. She has been treated periodically in the State Hospital for the past eleven years and has received continuous treatment in the State Hospital since 2002. R.F. agrees she has obsessive-compulsive disorder and…