Mrs. Cairns was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder several years ago. After occasional inpatient admissions surrounding manic episodes over the past few years, she has been receiving outpatient psychiatric services for the past 12 months
Her care providers, however, are concerned that these outpatient services are not meeting her needs, though she does not currently meet inpatient admission criteria. Mrs. Cairns may benefit from what?
A) A day-treatment program
B) Admission to a long-term care facility
C) Subacute care
D) Rehabilitative care
Ans: A
Day-treatment programs are ideal for clients who are not dysfunctional enough to require psychiatric hospitalization but need more structured and intensive treatment than traditional outpatient services alone can provide. This client is unlikely to meet the admission criteria for long-term care or subacute care and is unlikely to benefit from rehabilitative care.
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