wonder which SSRI this girl was on?

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April 14, 2005, Thursday, BC cycle

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HEADLINE: News from around the San Francisco Bay area

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A psychiatric evaluation of a teenager charged with

slashing the throat of an elderly woman has been delayed because the girl

spent

nearly a week in a hospital on a mental health hold, county officials said.

The 16-year-old Oakland girl is accused of cutting the throat of the

75-year-old woman with a kitchen knife on March 16. The woman was walking

with

her husband in a quiet Berkeley neighborhood when the girl approached and

slashed her throat.

The girl appeared in Alameda County Juvenile Court for a scheduled detention

hearing Wednesday. County officials said the tests weren't completed because

the

girl had to be hospitalized six days on a psychiatric hold. Psychiatric

holds

are standard for people with mental disorders considered a danger to

themselves

or others.

County officials said the delays also were caused by misunderstandings

between the county probation and health departments in trying to coordinate

the

tests.

The teenager is being held on attempted murder charges.

A counselor who authorities say was with the girl at the time and helped her

flee was arraigned last week on charges of being an accessory to attempted

murder and is free on $15,000 bail. Hamaseh Kianfar, 30, has resigned from

her

position as a part-time juvenile hall mental health worker.

[Guest guest]

Copyright 2005 Associated Press

The Associated Press State & Local Wire

These materials may not be republished without the express

written consent of The Associated Press

April 14, 2005, Thursday, BC cycle

SECTION: State and Regional

LENGTH: 565 words

HEADLINE: News from around the San Francisco Bay area

---

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A psychiatric evaluation of a teenager charged with

slashing the throat of an elderly woman has been delayed because the girl

spent

nearly a week in a hospital on a mental health hold, county officials said.

The 16-year-old Oakland girl is accused of cutting the throat of the

75-year-old woman with a kitchen knife on March 16. The woman was walking

with

her husband in a quiet Berkeley neighborhood when the girl approached and

slashed her throat.

The girl appeared in Alameda County Juvenile Court for a scheduled detention

hearing Wednesday. County officials said the tests weren't completed because

the

girl had to be hospitalized six days on a psychiatric hold. Psychiatric

holds

are standard for people with mental disorders considered a danger to

themselves

or others.

County officials said the delays also were caused by misunderstandings

between the county probation and health departments in trying to coordinate

the

tests.

The teenager is being held on attempted murder charges.

A counselor who authorities say was with the girl at the time and helped her

flee was arraigned last week on charges of being an accessory to attempted

murder and is free on $15,000 bail. Hamaseh Kianfar, 30, has resigned from

her

position as a part-time juvenile hall mental health worker.