According to Wolff (2007),what Are the Problems with Cost-Of-Illness Estimates

question 71

Multiple Choice

According to Wolff (2007) ,what are the problems with cost-of-illness estimates in relation to mental illness?

• A)rather than being purely the result of biochemistry, they interact with economic factors
• B)rather than being purely the result of biochemistry, they interact with social norms
• C)they fail to consider the ways in which people with mental disorders contribute to their families, communities, and society
• D)they reflect the negative attitudes about mental illness that pervade society
• E)cost-of-illness estimates suffer from all of the above problems

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