A Patient with Mental Illness Was Initially Treated in an Outpatient

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient with mental illness was initially treated in an outpatient setting and then hospitalized for a week when the disorder became acute. After discharge to a halfway house, this patient's care was managed by a community mental health nurse. Which inference applies to this community?

• A) Additional mental health services should be made available for the severely mentally ill.
• B) A seamless continuum of services is in place to serve persons with severe mental illness.
• C) Case management services should be expanded to care for acute as well as long-term system consumers.
• D) There are insufficient data to make a conclusion.

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