What does secondary prevention seek to do?

a. Limit the disability associated with mental illness
b. Detect mental illness early and intervene to prevent problems from worsening
c. Eliminate the cause of mental illness
d. None of the above


Answer: b

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a. Dorothea Dix b. Jane Addams c. Lombroso d. Queen Elizabeth of Englan

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