A Person in the Community Asks, "People with Mental Illnesses

question 35

Multiple Choice

A person in the community asks, "People with mental illnesses went to state hospitals in earlier times. Why has that changed?" Select the nurse's accurate responses. (Select all that apply.)

• A) "Science has made significant improvements in drugs for mental illness, so now many persons may live in their communities."
• B) "There's now a better selection of less restrictive treatment options available in communities to care for people with mental illness."
• C) "National rates of mental illness have declined significantly. There actually is not a need for state institutions anymore."
• D) "Most psychiatric institutions were closed because of serious violations of patients' rights and unsafe conditions."
• E) "Federal legislation and payment for treatment of mental illness has shifted the focus to community rather than institutional settings."

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