On the basis of the understanding of demographic risk factors related to mental illness, which individual would be most likely to have an untreated psychiatric disorder?
A) 50-year-old Caucasian man
B) 35-year-old Korean woman
C) 12-year-old Hispanic girl
D) 18-year-old African-American man
Ans: D
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Young African-Americans and the elderly have the highest rates of unmet psychiatric needs.
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