`` the intake worker stated this as if reading the words from her policy and procedure manual.during the familiar speech , carol nodded her head back and forth in time with the words as she had done too many times before.carol gave the woman an empty thank you , and hung up the phone.i guess the only way carl will be a danger to anyone is if he stops dodging the aliens , or whatever they are , and decides to start fighting back.she shook her head in frustration.the truth about hospitalization criteria was that it was a crock.anyone psychotic enough to believe that they were being stalked or monitored by outside forces was capable of doing a multitude of interesting things , none of which would be considered rational choices , but all of which had the potential for very dangerous outcomes .