Behavioral Health

Question 1

What are the two categories of dual diagnosis?

Answer 1

Mental retardation/intelletual disability; mental illness with chemical addiction

Question 2

How did “duty to warn” originate?

Answer 2

The duty to warn originated with a 1976 court decision ( Tarasoff v. Regents of the Universiy of California)

Question 3

How does “duty to warn” affect confidentiality of mental health information?

Answer 3

A therapist has an obligation to warn persons against whom their clients make threatening statements, regardless of the fact they are made within a priveleged context.

Question 4

What is the basis for payment for Inpt psychiatric facilities?

Answer 4

Under the Inpt PPS, receieve per diem payments that are adjusted by four patient -level factor.

Question 5

What is the relationship between the treatment plan and the progress notes?

Answer 5

Progress notes document progress toward goals specified in the treatment plans.

Question 6

What are the 4 main components in the mental health consumers case record?

Answer 6

Assessment, treatment plan, progress notes and discharge summary