The Minister for Health Has Announced That an Additional $5

question 4

Multiple Choice

The Minister for Health has announced that an additional $5 million will be provided to strengthen mental health treatments and services to prevent attempted suicide in
The population.You have collected some data on mental disorders and attempted
Suicide in this population (presented in the table below) , and you are asked by the
Minister to recommend which disorder should be targeted to ensure the biggest
Impact on the burden of attempted suicide in the population.Which mental disorder
Do you recommend?

• A)Substance use disorder
• B)Affective disorder
• C)Anxiety disorder
• D)Psychosis

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