Mental health care reform has called for parity between psychiatric and medical diagno-ses. Which is an example of such parity?
a. Depression treatment is not paid for as readily as is treatment for asthma.
b. The mentally ill patient will be protected by law against social stigma.
c. Medical practitioners are trained to be proficient at treating mental disorders.
d. Psychiatric service reimbursement will be equivalent to that of medical services.
Question 2
Which nursing activity shows the nurse actively engaged in the primary prevention of mental disorders?
a. Providing a patient, whose depression is well managed, with medication on time
b. Making regular follow-up visits to a new mother at risk for post-partum depres-sion
c. Providing the family of a patient, diagnosed with depression, information on sui-cide prevention
d. Assisting a patient who has obsessive compulsive tendencies prepare and practice for a job interview
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