Persistent Mental Illness

Question 1

SMI (Serious Mental Illness) is a Significant Concern with Prevalence of:

Answer 1

• difficulties in multiple areas
• chronic or recurrent
• at risk for multiple physical, emotional and social problems
• difficulties in a wide range of functions

Question 2

Rehabilitation vs Recovery

Answer 2

Rehab- focuses on managing patient’s deficits and helping them learn to live with their illness
Recovery- focusses on achieving goals of patient’s choosing