The Hydraulic Relationship That Exists Between the Mental Health Care

question 66

True/False

The hydraulic relationship that exists between the mental health care system and the criminal justice system means that increases in the prison population result in more people receiving treatment for mental disorders.

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Specialization

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Average Cost

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Diminishing Marginal Productivity

A principle in economics that indicates that as one inputs more of a factor of production while holding other factors constant, the additions to output will eventually decrease.

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