Grave disability
Grave disability or gravely disabled is a legal status used as a criterion in addition to danger to self or others as the basis for involuntary commitment in only 9 of 50 states of the United States. It is not a criterion in Washington, D.C..
In California, it is defined as "a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder,"......, "is unable to provide for his or her basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter."
Some states such as Louisiana also include substance-related or addictive disorders and add medical care to needs.
It may also be used in certain defined violent felony cases for mental incompetence.
