A patient living independently has command hallucinations to report terrorism to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and to shout warnings to neighbors. After a short hospitalization, the patient is prohibited from returning to the apartment
The landlord says, "You can't come back here. You cause too much trouble." What problem is the patient experiencing?
a. Grief
b. Stigma
c. Homelessness
d. Lack of insurance parity
ANS: B
The inability to obtain shelter because of negative attitudes about mental illness is an example of stigma. Stigma is defined as damage to reputation, shame, and ridicule society places on mental illness. Data are not present to identify grief as a patient problem. Data also do not suggest that the patient is actually homeless. Insurance parity is not relevant to this scenario.
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