Mental Health Issues Are Frequently Identified in Either Primary Care

Multiple Choice

Mental health issues are frequently identified in either primary care or emergency room settings, yet there is no agreement about which type of medical professional should treat these patients. Which statement about the management of mental health patients is most accurate?

A) The current model, which consists of medical practitioners referring patients to mental health clinicians, works well.
B) Primary care clinicians are too overwhelmed with the complexity of medical patients to treat mental health patients.
C) Because of the severity of mental illness, mental health patients willingly accept care from mental health clinicians.
D) Shortages of mental health practitioners prevent many referred mental health patients from ever receiving care.