The exacerbation of a 22-year-old man's schizophrenia has resulted in his dismissal from the factory where he worked for the past 18 months
At the same time, he has been admitted to a mental health facility for the first time since he was a teenager. The man's parents are concerned because their family doctor tells them that "he's better off being institutionalized anyways." The doctor's hurtful remarks create what type of burden for this family?
A) Treatment burden
B) Iatrogenic burden
C) Objective burden
D) Subjective burden
Ans: B
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Iatrogenic burden is attributable to a flawed mental health system and to the attitudes and behaviors of some professionals who cling to outmoded theories about families and mental illness. In addition to generalized system failure, families identify confidentiality laws, involuntary treatment laws, and discrimination in insurance, treatment, housing, and employment as specific sources of burden.
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