CHAPTER 8 Epidemiology of Mental Health and Illness

CHAPTER 8 Epidemiology of Mental Health and Illness

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

TRUE/FALSE

1. Epidemiology is of great value in changing or creating public policy.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1

2. Most diseases faced in the United States today are not epidemic and are typically endemic.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1

3. In controlled clinical trials, the clients and caregivers always know exactly what treatment is being given.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1

4. Meta-analysis is a form of statistical analysis in which the researcher(s) combines the results of several separate clinical studies.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1

5. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV), can be used only by a psychiatrist, who is the only one who can diagnose a mental disorder.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1