CRM 3311 Lecture 2: (2) Constructing and Deconstructing Mental Illness (pt. 2)
8 Oct 2018
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True or false: violent acts committed by mentally ill persons are more often directed at strangers than people they know, false. They are more likely to direct their violence towards someone they know: drug use causes mental illness, false. Alcohol and drugs can play a role in the development of symptoms in mental illness, but they do not cause the illness itself. However, long- term use can lead to psychosis and many of their symptoms to be indistinguishable: mental illness is a major contributor to homelessness, true. Chicken and egg problem: do people end up homeless because they are mentally ill or do homeless people become mentally ill: the majority of people first experience mental health problems in their early 20s, false. Many people will first experience symptoms at a much younger age (15-24): 1 out of 5 children who need mental health services receives them, true.
