One Finding of the Merikangas Et Al

question 79

Multiple Choice

One finding of the Merikangas et al. (2010) epidemiological study is that ____.

• A) males and females tend to differ in the kinds of disorders they experience
• B) adolescents have a lower rate of mood disorders than adults
• C) almost half of adolescents meet criteria for at least one psychological disorder
• D) people living in rural areas have a much higher incidence of mental disorders

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