ROBB, Judge.
S.D appeals the trial court's order of an involuntary civil commitment. She raises one issue for our review: whether there was clear and convincing evidence proving that S.D. was dangerous to others or gravely disabled. Concluding there was sufficient evidence from which a reasonable person could conclude S.D. was dangerous to others, we affirm.
S.D., a fifty-four year old female, sufferers from Schizophrenia undifferentiated type. She has one son, but in 2007, her parental rights were terminated. This depressed her and has triggered extreme anger and frustration. She has blamed legal officials, judges, social workers, and mental health centers for her predicament. S.D. has been arrested for stalking her son, violating a restraining order, and resisting law enforcement. She has been hospitalized and put in jail for her behavior. S.D. does not realize the severity of her mental illness, and has become delusional. S.D. is required to take medicine to mitigate her symptoms.
Dr. Terry Parrish, the medical director and staff psychiatrist at Adult & Child Mental Health Center, Inc. ("Adult & Child"), first met S.D. during her time at the Johnson County Jail in July 2013. At that time, Dr. Parrish reviewed S.D.'s medical records and gave her a psychiatric evaluation. Pat Anderson, a social worker at Adult & Child, also met S.D. at this time. Their goal was to facilitate a smooth transition back into society. Accordingly, when S.D. was released from jail in January 2014, she was placed in a semi-independent living facility provided by Adult & Child. During her time in jail and at the semi-independent facility, S.D. refused to take her medication. The facility was supposed to assist in giving the medication; however, after a short period of time at the facility, S.D. demonstrated out of control and erratic behavior such as yanking telephones out of the wall, which resulted in her hospitalization at Indianapolis Community North Hospital. This was where she resided at the time of her commitment hearing.
On January 30, 2014, Dr. Parrish filed a petition for an involuntary commitment of S.D. A commitment hearing was held on February 11, 2014. Three people testified at the hearing: Dr. Parrish, Pat Anderson, and S.D. After hearing the testimony, the trial court issued an Order of Regular Inpatient Commitment, placing S.D. in a State hospital for an indefinite period of time. S.D. now appeals her commitment.
In Indiana, a court may order a commitment in excess of ninety days for an individual who is mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled. Ind. Code § 12-26-7-1. "In an involuntary commitment case, the petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence: `(1) the individual is mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled; and (2) detention or commitment of that individual is appropriate.'"
[T]he court may enter either of the following orders:
Ind. Code § 12-26-7-5(a). "In order to carry its burden of proof, the petitioner is not required to prove that the individual is
The trial court found that S.D. suffers from Schizophrenia, a mental illness. That finding has not been challenged on appeal, and therefore, we review only whether the trial court had sufficient evidence to find S.D. is dangerous or gravely disabled. We do not, however, address the propriety of the trial court's findings with regard to whether S.D. was gravely disabled, because we conclude the evidence is sufficient to show she was dangerous.
"Because everyone exhibits some abnormal conduct . . . loss of liberty calls for a showing that the individual suffers from something more serious than is demonstrated by idiosyncratic behavior. There is no constitutional basis for confining a mentally ill person who is not dangerous and can live safely in freedom."
In this instance, S.D.'s behavior cannot be described as simply idiosyncratic.
Based on the evidence presented at the commitment hearing, the trial court found that S.D. is not likely to comply with her prescribed medications and determined that S.D. is dangerous to others as defined in Indiana Code section 12-7-2-53. Looking at the evidence most favorable to the trial court's judgment, this is a conclusion that a reasonable person could have drawn.
Concluding the trial court had sufficient evidence to find that S.D. is dangerous to others, we affirm the involuntary commitment order.
Affirmed.
BAKER, J., and KIRSCH, J., concur.