SULLIVAN, S.J.
G.M appeals from his involuntary regular commitment to the Logansport State Hospital. He asserts that the commitment order was not supported by sufficient evidence. His claim is that the court erroneously concluded that he was gravely disabled because that conclusion was premised upon a mere concern on the part of the petitioning psychiatrist at the Hospital that G.M. might relapse into his debilitating mental state and addiction to drugs and alcohol if he were to be released and went off his medication. G.M., without supporting authority, merely opines that such concern is not adequate proof of grave disability.
In his petition, Dr. Thompson stated that in his opinion, G.M.’s schizophrenia “coupled with his serve [sic] problem with addiction, prevents [G.M.] from functioning independently without observation desertion [sic] in the patient’s judgment and reasoning abilities.” . . . At the commitment hearing, Dr. Thompson testified that he was of the opinion that in order to function significantly, G.M. needed the structured environment provided by the Hospital. In the commitment order, Judge Peyton based the commitment upon his finding that G. M. was:
Gravely disabled and in danger of coming to harm because he cannot provide for his own food, clothing, shelter and other essential human needs as defined by I.C. 12-7-2-96.[1]
[1 Included in the statutory definition of “gravely disabled,” as separate and apart from an inability to provide for oneself the essential human needs, is “a substantial impairment or an obvious deterioration of that individual’s judgment, reasoning, or behavior that results in the individual’s inability to function independently.” Ind. Code § 12-7-2-96 (1992). G.M correctly asserts that there was no evidence to the effect that he was unable to “provide for his own food, clothing, shelter and other essential human needs.” In this regard there was certainly no “clear and convincing evidence” of such as required by law. See K.F. v. St. Vincent Hosp. and Health Care Ctr., 909 N.E.2d 1063, 1067 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). There is evidence, however, that G.M. is unable to function independently. ] . . . .
As noted, G.M. contends that the mere fear that he might relapse if released from his commitment is no evidence that he is unable to provide food, clothing, shelter and other essential human needs for himself. He points to the claim that when he was on work release, “he did fine. He went to his appointments and met with his case worker and counselor.” . . . This is the sum and substance of his argument, which might have some degree of support from uncited case law. See K.F. v. St. Vincent Hosp. and Health Care Ctr., 909 N.E.2d 1063, 1067 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (determining that a patient was able to function independently and reversing the order of commitment).
Contrariwise, the State points to the testimony of Dr. Thompson that:
. . . throughout [G.M.’s] hospitalization here, he is very medication seeking. He is constantly wanting to secure some form of medication that could cause him to be high or give him some sort of a buzz. And that’s been a theme that he has done throughout his hospitalization. And looking at his prior record, he has a long history of noncompliance. And it appears that drugs and alcohol become a significant, significant part of that. Given his presentation throughout his hospitalization, I’d be fearful that he would rapidly decompensate back, decompensate or relapse back into substance abuse and undoubtedly decompensate with his Schizophrenia as well.
Tr. p. 7.3
Even though there was not adequate demonstration that G.M. was incapable of providing himself with food, clothing, shelter and other essential human needs, we observe that in light of Dr. Thompson’s testimony and opinions, G.M. might be correctly determined to be gravely disabled under the second definition set forth in the statute and as set forth in Footnote 1 above. In other words, a reasonable determination from the opinion of Dr. Thompson as set forth in his commitment petition and as he testified at the May 21, 2010 commitment hearing is that if G.M. is released to an unsupervised environment his history indicates that he will go off his prescribed medication, be unable to function independently and thus will relapse into his drug and alcohol addictions and exacerbate his paranoid schizophrenia.
Such a determination from the evidence of record, if drawn by a reasonable person, even if not drawn by the committing court, is an adequate basis for affirming the commitment order. It is well established that if a reasonable person might reach the conclusion reached by the committing court, a commitment will be affirmed even if there are other reasonable conclusions possible. We conclude that the converse is also true. Even if the committing court does not base its determination upon the evidence which supports a conclusion of grave disablement, if such evidence exists and is clear and convincing, it is not necessary that we reverse the commitment order and direct that the commitment be terminated and the patient released.
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In the case before us, we hold that the conclusion which the committing court stated as the basis for its order was not supported by the evidence but that rather than termination of the commitment, the more appropriate solution to the problem presented is to remand the matter to the committing court to conduct a review proceeding within fifteen days pursuant to Indiana Code section 12-26-15-1 (2004). [Footnote omitted.] The review should be a current review of G.M.’s care and treatment. In the review proceeding, due consideration shall be given to the “step-down” treatment plan set forth by Dr. Thompson in his May testimony, [footnote omitted] or to any alteration or modification of such treatment plan deemed appropriate to G.M.’s present mental condition and to such care and treatment as may be appropriate at the present time.
DARDEN, J., and BROWN, J., concur.