NR 443 CHAPTER 39- CARING FOR PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL DISORDERS

NR 443 NR 443 CHAPTER 39CHAPTER 39 CHAPTER 39 - CARING FOR CARING FOR CARING FOR CARING FOR PERSONS WITH CO PERSONS WITH COPERSONS WITH CO PERSONS WITH COPERSONS WITH COPERSONS WITH CO PERSONS WITH CO PERSONS WITH CO -OCCURRING MENTAL OCCURRING MENTAL OCCURRING MENTAL OCCURRING MENTAL OCCURRING MENTAL OCCURRING MENTAL DISORDERS DISORDERSDISORDERS DISORDERSDISORDERS 1. A client with major depression visits the mental health clinic and tells the nurse that he has recently started using marijuana quite frequently. The nurse determines that the manifestation of the client’s co-occurring disorder reflects which of the following? A) Primary mental illness with subsequent substance use B) Primary substance abuse disorder with psychopathologic sequelae C) Dual primary diagnoses D) A common etiology 2. The nurse is planning a presentation for a group of mental health care providers on the topic of co-occurring disorders. The nurse plans to include information about health care providers and their response to these clients. Which of the following would the nurse include as a major reason for these clients being often underserved and undertreated? A) Providers often focus treatment on the 12-step programs for substance abuse treatment. B) They commonly underdiagnose personality disorders in those who take illicit