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Title: Which statement about psychiatric disorders in the United States is accurate?
Post by: ejbrack01 on Mar 9, 2018
Which statement about psychiatric disorders in the United States is accurate?
 
  a. Depression and anxiety are more common in men than in women.
 b. Compared to adults, a larger percentage of children have anxiety disorders.
 c. Twenty-five percent of adults suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder in a given year.
  d. Phobias are more common in the elderly than in the young.

Question 2

Psychiatric epidemiology ____ our understanding of the factors that contribute to the occurrence of specific mental disorders.
 
  a. restricts
 b. does not affect
  c. confuses
 d. improves

Question 3

A researcher who investigates the specific periods of time when individuals have a particular disorder is studying the ____ of the disorder.
 
  a. incidence
 b. prevalence
 c. lifetime prevalence
  d. criteria

Question 4

Dr. Henry conducts an epidemiological study to assess the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia in the United States. Dr. Henry is assessing ____.
 
  a. the percentage of people in the United States who suffer from schizophrenia
 b. the number of people in the United States who have had schizophrenia within a certain period of time
  c. the total proportion of people in the United States who have ever suffered from schizophrenia
 d. the age of onset for people in the United States who have schizophrenia


Title: Which statement about psychiatric disorders in the United States is accurate?
Post by: ErnestoSihombin on Mar 9, 2018
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Title: Which statement about psychiatric disorders in the United States is accurate?
Post by: ejbrack01 on Mar 9, 2018
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Title: Which statement about psychiatric disorders in the United States is accurate?
Post by: ErnestoSihombin on Mar 9, 2018
You're very welcome