Since Deinstitutionalization Began, Huge Numbers of Former Mental Patients Have

question 19

Multiple Choice

Since deinstitutionalization began, huge numbers of former mental patients have been discharged from psychiatric facilities.It appears that possibly millions of them ____.

• A)no longer need treatment but remain unemployed
• B)have found ways to become employed and to overcome their mental illnesses
• C)are now in high-quality nursing homes and group residences
• D)are severely disabled, are suffering from schizophrenia and alcoholism, and are homeless

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Definitions:

Electronic Record

A digital version of a patient's medical history, maintained over time, that includes all treatments and health-related information.

Diagnostic Services

Medical services involving the use of tests and procedures to determine the nature or cause of a health condition or disease.

Therapeutic Services

These are treatments and interventions designed to treat illness and improve health in individuals, ranging from medical and surgical treatments to counseling and physical therapies.

Entitativity

The property of a group that makes it seem like a coherent, distinct and unitary entity.