Which Statement About Mental Health Is Accurate

question 16

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 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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