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anshika

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According to Merikangas et al. (2010), what percent of adults suffer from serious psychological disorders such as schizophrennia in a given year?
 
  a. 5 percent
 b. 8 percent
 c. 25 percent
  d. 32 percent

Question 2

Researchers in the United States have found that ____.
 
  a. the rate of mental disorders in the population has been steadily decreasing over the past 50 years
  b. adolescents and adults are equally likely to suffer from anxiety disorders
 c. women are more likely than men to suffer from mental disorders
 d. almost half of adolescents diagnosed with one disorder meet the criteria for a second disorder



josephsuarez

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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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