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leilurhhh

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Why is the assessment of psychiatric illness particularly difficult in geriatric patients?
 
  a. Mental illness cannot be ruled out
  b. The elderly often fake mental illness.
  c. Psychiatric illness can be intermittent
  d. Comorbidities can obscure diagnosis

Question 2

Long-term care should be delivered according to
 
  a. the biomedical model of health
  b. a person's ability to perform his or her social roles
  c. the holistic model of health
  d. the guidelines established by the World Health Organization


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xthemafja

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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C


leilurhhh

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Reply 2 on: Jul 17, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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