Week 9 - Intro to Psychiatry Flashcards
1
Q
Are anxiety, depression & personality disorders low or high prevalence?
A
High
2
Q
Are schizophrenia, bipolar & anorexia low or high prevalence?
A
Low
3
Q
Issues in mental health service provision
A
- Stigma
- Deinstitutionalisation of asylums
- Inadequate funding
4
Q
Criteria for involuntary treatment
A
- Person has a mental illness
- Person does not have the capacity to consent to be treated for the illness
- Because of the illness, the absence of involuntary treatment will likely result in imminent serious harm to the person or others
- There is no less restrictive way for the person to receive treatment & care
