Which of the Following Describes the Main Goal of the Medical

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the main goal of the medical model approach to mental illness?

• A) treating mental illness solely with medication
• B) linking physical illnesses and symptoms of mental illnesses
• C) having mental illnesses only treated by psychiatrists who are medical doctors
• D) identify common symptoms, make predictions about prognoses, search for possible causes, and suggest treatment

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