PRIMARY CARE PSYCHIATRY SECOND
EDITION ROBERT MCCARRON GLEN
XIONG EXAM REVIEW VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
STUDY RESOURCE GRADED A+
⩥ What is a reported statistic about treatment for severe mental illness?
Answer: About one-half of all persons with severe mental illness have
received no treatment in the past year.
⩥ What is the impact of economic difficulties on state funding for
mental health care?
Answer: Economic difficulties lead to decreased availability of state
funds for mental health care.
⩥ What are some consequences of nontreatment for individuals with
severe mental illness?
Answer: Victimization, suicidality, familial violence, and danger to
others.
⩥ What is the goal of increasing depression screening by primary care
providers?
,Answer: To identify and treat individuals with depression more
effectively.
⩥ What is the significance of the Healthy People 2020 objective to
reduce the suicide rate?
Answer: It aims to decrease the number of deaths by suicide among the
population.
⩥ What is a common issue faced by clients with mental illness in
community settings?
Answer: Difficulty in learning independent living skills due to the nature
of their illnesses.
⩥ What is a major flaw in the community-based mental health system?
Answer: It did not anticipate the extent of needs for people with severe
and persistent mental illness.
⩥ How is mental health care primarily managed in the U.S.?
Answer: Through privately owned behavioral health care firms.
⩥ What do individuals without private insurance rely on for mental
health services?
Answer: Funding from their counties of residence through tax dollars.
, ⩥ What are two major challenges in mental health care?
Answer: Providing effective treatment to all who need it and finding
resources to pay for care.
⩥ What insurance programs does the Health Care Finance
Administration administer?
Answer: Medicare and Medicaid.
⩥ Who does Medicare cover?
Answer: People 65 years and older, those with permanent kidney failure,
and certain disabilities.
⩥ How is Medicaid funded?
Answer: Jointly by the federal and state governments.
⩥ What determines Medicaid eligibility and services?
Answer: Each state determines eligibility requirements, scope of
services, and payment rates.
⩥ What is mental health parity?
Answer: Equality in insurance coverage for both physical and mental
illnesses.
EDITION ROBERT MCCARRON GLEN
XIONG EXAM REVIEW VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
STUDY RESOURCE GRADED A+
⩥ What is a reported statistic about treatment for severe mental illness?
Answer: About one-half of all persons with severe mental illness have
received no treatment in the past year.
⩥ What is the impact of economic difficulties on state funding for
mental health care?
Answer: Economic difficulties lead to decreased availability of state
funds for mental health care.
⩥ What are some consequences of nontreatment for individuals with
severe mental illness?
Answer: Victimization, suicidality, familial violence, and danger to
others.
⩥ What is the goal of increasing depression screening by primary care
providers?
,Answer: To identify and treat individuals with depression more
effectively.
⩥ What is the significance of the Healthy People 2020 objective to
reduce the suicide rate?
Answer: It aims to decrease the number of deaths by suicide among the
population.
⩥ What is a common issue faced by clients with mental illness in
community settings?
Answer: Difficulty in learning independent living skills due to the nature
of their illnesses.
⩥ What is a major flaw in the community-based mental health system?
Answer: It did not anticipate the extent of needs for people with severe
and persistent mental illness.
⩥ How is mental health care primarily managed in the U.S.?
Answer: Through privately owned behavioral health care firms.
⩥ What do individuals without private insurance rely on for mental
health services?
Answer: Funding from their counties of residence through tax dollars.
, ⩥ What are two major challenges in mental health care?
Answer: Providing effective treatment to all who need it and finding
resources to pay for care.
⩥ What insurance programs does the Health Care Finance
Administration administer?
Answer: Medicare and Medicaid.
⩥ Who does Medicare cover?
Answer: People 65 years and older, those with permanent kidney failure,
and certain disabilities.
⩥ How is Medicaid funded?
Answer: Jointly by the federal and state governments.
⩥ What determines Medicaid eligibility and services?
Answer: Each state determines eligibility requirements, scope of
services, and payment rates.
⩥ What is mental health parity?
Answer: Equality in insurance coverage for both physical and mental
illnesses.
