Compared with Civilians Suffering from Addiction, Returning Vets from Vietnam

question 13

Multiple Choice

 Compared with civilians suffering from addiction, returning vets from Vietnam who had used heroin while overseas had

• A) less success in recovering from addiction, because they used more potent forms of the drug.
• B) less success in recovering from addiction, due to the complications of PTSD.
• C) about the same rate of success in recovering from addiction.
• D) much more success in recovering from addiction.

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Definitions:

Mental Disorders

Health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning.

Interventions

Actions taken to improve a situation, especially in a medical or psychological context, aiming at changing outcomes.

Schizophrenia

A chronic mental disorder characterized by distorted thoughts, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Mental Hospitals

Healthcare facilities specialized in the treatment and care of patients with mental health conditions, historically known as psychiatric hospitals or asylums.