Deck 16: Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries

Question 1

The Mental Health Act of 1959 formally recommended an "open door" policy for mental patients in which country?

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In __________, mental patients are to be treated in the least restrictive setting possible (community settings or at home, if possible).

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Social Care and Health Act of 2012 supported the "no health without mental health" policy in __________.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Answer 3

D

Question 4

__________ has abolished mental hospitals and instead placed the mentally disordered in general hospitals.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Question 5

In Great Britain, __________ treats about 95 percent of all mental patients.

A) a general practitioner
B) a psychologist
C) a psychiatrist
D) a nurse

Question 6

__________ is the most common mental health affliction in the United Kingdom.

A) Schizophrenia
B) Depression
C) Panic disorders
D) Substance abuse

Question 7

__________ was the first developed country to base its mental health care on community mental health facilities.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Question 8

__________'s history with mental illness includes an extensive eugenics program.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Question 9

The national health insurance program in __________ covers nearly all of the population's mental health services.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Question 10

Germany's mental health services suffer from __________.

A) a poorly developed medical school system
B) a disagreement about how to define mental illness
C) lack of government support
D) a lack of well-staffed psychiatric units

Question 11

Research suggests that there are higher rates of mental disorder in which of the following areas of Germany?

A) the former east Germany
B) western Germany
C) the Munich area
D) southern Germany

Question 12

Only a small proportion of the population of __________ has health insurance coverage of mental disorders.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Question 13

The treatment of mental disorders takes place largely in hospitals and in large cities in __________.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Question 14

Of the following countries, __________ likely has the lowest mental health burden.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

Question 15

Research is limited regarding mental disorder in part because of the __________.

A) small numbers of practitioners
B) high rates of mental disorder
C) mentally ill facing social stigma
D) poor funding for research

Question 16

China reports the highest rates of __________ in the world.

A) depression
B) suicide
C) schizophrenia
D) bipolar disorder

Question 17

Between 1970 and 1990, the percent of involuntary admissions to mental hospitals in Japan had __________ and the number of beds in mental hospitals had __________.

A) increased; increased
B) increased; decreased
C) decreased; increased
D) decreased; decreased

Question 18

In __________, more than 90 percent of the mentally ill have not sought professional help.

A) Italy
B) Japan
C) The United States
D) China

Question 19

While the number of beds and patients in mental hospitals declined in __________, they increased in __________.

A) Great Britain; Japan
B) Italy; the United States
C) Japan; Italy
D) the United States; Great Britain

Question 20

All of the following are factors accounting for the reliance on psychiatric hospitals in Japan, except __________.

A) health insurance coverage
B) the improved drug treatment plans
C) the aging population
D) the increasing national income

Question 21

Which of the following mental disorder is likely to dramatically increase in Japan in the near future?

A) Substance abuse disorders
B) Panic disorders
C) Alzheimer's disease
D) Depressive disorders

Question 22

Japan supports a __________ system of psychiatric care.

A) treatment
B) custodial
C) managed
D) nations

Question 23

The majority of mental patients in Japan are hospitalized __________.

A) involuntarily
B) criminally
C) voluntarily
D) civilly

Question 24

In Japan, primary care for mentally ill persons falls to __________.

A) the family
B) nursing homes
C) private care facilities
D) public care facilities

Question 25

__________ refers to an emotional need to feel united with other people.

A) Patraes
B) Amae
C) Sanei
D) Doi

Question 26

Describe how the treatment of and policy for mental disorder differs between the United States and any one of the countries outlined.

Question 27

Which country's approach do you like best? Explain your answer.

Question 28

Based on your reading of this chapter, what suggestion would you have for policy makers in the United States?

Question 29

Design a policy for mental health treatment in the United States.

Question 30

Compare and contrast any two countries' approaches to the treatment of and policy for mental disorder.