Mental Illness Is Considered a "Hidden Epidemic" Because

Mental illness is considered a "hidden epidemic" because

A) most mentally ill are institutionalized in hospitals or long-term care facilities.
B) the mentally ill are more likely to stay at home and avoid contact with others.
C) the shame associated with mental problems discourages people from acknowledging them.
D) health care providers tend to misdiagnose mentally ill patients as physically ill.