A psychiatric–mental health nurse is educating a class at a community health center on social factors associated with mental illness. When describing the influence of poverty and effects of the downward economic spiral on mental health,
which population would the nurse identify as being the most at risk?
A) Older adults
B) Individuals with physical disabilities
C) Single-parent families
D) Homeless individuals
Ans: D
Poverty affects all cultural groups and other groups such as older adults, people with physical disabilities, individuals with psychiatric impairments, and single-parent families. Often, those in poverty become trapped in a downward economic spiral as tensions and stress mount. The homeless population is the group most at risk for becoming unable to escape the spiral of poverty.
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