A patient with mental illness was initially treated in an outpatient setting and then hospitalized for a week when the disorder became acute. After discharge to a halfway house, this patient's care was managed by a community mental health nurse. Which inference applies to this community?

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Data are sufficient to suggest that a seamless continuum of service is in place, because the individual is able to move between continuum treatment sources and is given the services of a case manager to coordinate care. Data provided are insufficient to warrant any of the other assessments.

A Patient with Mental Illness Was Initially Treated in an Outpatient