If Approximately One in Every Five People in North America

question 6

Multiple Choice

If approximately one in every five people in North America suffers with a diagnosable mental illness at any given time,Violet wonders why more people in ages past did not have problems with mental illness.She researches the question and learns that

• A) mental illness rarely afflicted famous historical people,so it was rarely noted in the history books.
• B) mental illness was very rarely a problem until the industrial age,and scientists suspect that pollution has contributed to the rising statistics.
• C) mental illness rarely afflicted famous historical people and it was very rarely a problem until the industrial age.
• D) many historical people did in fact suffer with mental illness during their lifetimes.

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