As you point out, she doesn't know she is ill; you (and we as a society) have the clarity to recognize it and help. I have dealt with a similar situation invol

As you point out, she doesn't know she is ill; you (and we as a society) have the clarity to recognize it and help. I have dealt with a similar situation involving a family member. I later regretted not being proactive in intervening before it was too late. Years went by, and plenty of situations arose that could have lead to a serious intervention. Instead, nothing happened. In one instance, criminal charges were pending, but somehow they were dropped. Of course, there must be a very high bar against forced institutionalization; we don't want to return to the bad old days when people were locked up for all sorts of unjustifiable reasons.