Why Is Direct-To-Consumer Marketing of Diagnostic Tests for Mental Illness

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why is direct-to-consumer marketing of diagnostic tests for mental illness a dangerous practice?

• A)Because the tests are expensive and not ordered by a health-care provider,they are not covered by insurance.
• B)The tests are not predictive of which psychiatric medications are most likely to be beneficial to a specific individual.
• C)People using such tests may not receive professional counseling for interpretation of results and accurate risk assessment.
• D)These tests are often misused by employers to support the dismissal of employees who express opinions that are different from those of the company.

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