Decreased Life Expectancies for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Have

question 7

Multiple Choice

Decreased life expectancies for individuals with serious mental illness have been attributed to all of the following except:

• A) Higher rates of cigarette smoking than the general population
• B) Higher rates of obesity
• C) Higher rates of substance use disorders
• D) Lack of therapeutic support groups in the community

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