Which Statement About Mental Health Is Accurate

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which statement about mental health is accurate?

• A)There has been an increase in the number of resident mental patients since the 1950s.
• B)A full spectrum of aftercare services is routinely provided to ex-mental patients.
• C)Mental patients do not stay in the hospital as long on the average as they did decades ago.
• D)The number of Community Mental Health Centers is adequate to serve the entire population.

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