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A 26-year-old man is brought to a Perth emergency department by his brother. For six weeks he has slept about two hours a night, has given away his car and most of his savings, and believes a mining company is sending him instructions through the ceiling vents. He will not agree to admission and says the hospital is part of it, but he is calm, has threatened no one and has agreed to wait in the cubicle. Blood alcohol is zero, the urine drug screen is negative, and his glucose, temperature and neurological examination are normal. The on-call psychiatrist is 40 minutes away. Which one of the following should the resident do now under the Mental Health Act 2014 (WA)?
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