A Community Member Asks a Nurse, "People Diagnosed with Mental

A community member asks a nurse, "People diagnosed with mental illnesses used to go to a state hospital. Why has that changed?" Select the nurse's accurate responses. (Select all that apply.)

A) "Science has made significant improvements in drugs for mental illness, so now many people may live in their communities."
B) "A better selection of less restrictive settings is now available in communities to care for individuals with mental illness."
C) "National rates of mental illness have declined significantly. The need for state institutions is actually no longer present."
D) "Most psychiatric institutions were closed because of serious violations of patients' rights and unsafe conditions."
E) "Federal legislation and payment for treatment of mental illness have shifted the focus to community rather than institutional settings."

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