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Homeless %es
39% non-Hispanic whites/ 76%
42% African American/ 11%
13% HIspanic / 9%
4% Native Americans / 1%
2% Asian
How many of the homeless suffer from a mental illness
20-25%
suicide rates for american indians, Alaska natives, african american women
higher for 1st two and lowest for A.A Women.
How many w/out health insurance
25% African AMericans and latinos
16% white
LRTA
Least Restrictive treatment Alternative
Epidemiology
concept from the field of public health
Refers to the study of distribution of diseases or illnesses in population.
Prevalence
# of cases ( new and existing) occur at a certain time or over a specific time span
Incidence
# of new cases that occur over a specified period of time
How many %es of Americans have a mental illness?
25%
How many Americans receive diagnosable mental disorder
20%
How many of the population has disability disorders such as schizophrenia?
5%
How many young people have mental illness that impairs functioning to some extent?
20%
How many children with serious mental illness?
5-9% 9-17yrs
how many children who suffer from ADD/ADHD grow out of it?
50%
How many suffer from a diagnosable disorder during a 1 yr. time pd.
20%
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Jnara
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Mental Health Exam #1
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2014-09-23T00:44:31Z
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