For patients diagnosed with serious mental illness, what is the major advantage of case management?
a. The case manager can modify traditional psychotherapy.
b. With one coordinator of services, resources can be more efficiently used.
c. The case manager can focus on social skills training and esteem building.
d. Case managers bring groups of patients together to discuss common problems.
ANS: B
The case manager coordinates the care and multiple referrals that so often confuse the seriously mentally ill patient and the patient's family. Case management promotes efficient use of services. The other options are lesser advantages or are irrelevant.
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