Chapter 15: Involuntary Psydriau'ic |IEommitruerIt: The |Ease of Joyce Brown 1} Results of Joyce Brown Case: a} b) What was Project Help? A program in New York to assist needy, homeless people who appeared to suffer from mental illness. Why was this program controversial? People were being taken against their will. Describe some of Joyce Brown's characteristics that made her a candidate for Project Help. She had an appearance of mental instability. Her teeth were in need of care, she had unkempt hair, she would mutter nonsense to herself, yell at some people, throw change back at some, resisted being taken to shelters on cold nights. How did Judge Lippman rule at Brown's mental health commitment hearing? He ruled that she be freed. What were his reasons? Lippman decided that she was not a danger to herself or others. Why did the appellate court overrule Judge Lippman? They agreed with the psychiatrists that she could not take care of herself. Was Brown treated with medication at Bellevue Hospital? No. Why? A state judge ruled against iL Why was there doubt as to wherer Brown met the commitment standards in G 'Corrrror v. Donaldson? She was a frequent drug user and that could have been what caused her symptoms, not schizophrenia