A client with major depression and psychotic features is admitted involuntarily to the hospital. He will not eat because his “bowels have turned to jelly,” which the client states is punishment for...

A client with major depression and psychotic features is admitted involuntarily to the hospital. He will not eat because his “bowels have turned to jelly,” which the client states is punishment for his wickedness. The client requests to leave the hospital. The nurse denies the request because commitment papers have been initiated by the primary health care provider. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a criterion for the client to be legally committable?

1. Evidence of psychosis.

2. Being gravely disabled.

3. Risk of harm to self or others.

4. Diagnosis of mental illness.