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Reading Texts on Curative and Rehabilitative Care by Nurses

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Read the text and decide if each statement is True (T) or False (F).
The treatment of mental health disorders usually includes two aspects: the actual treatment itself,
and rehabilitation. Treatment focuses on reducing the symptoms of an illness that are present in the
patient. In the case of a person with a fever, the goal of treatment is to bring down the body
temperature.
Unlike in the case of physical illnesses where
medication or surgery may provide a complete
cure, mental disorders require medication
along with other forms of treatment. The type
of treatment administered to the patient
depends on their diagnosis, the severity of the
illness, as well as their physical and emotional
state. A person may need a combination of
some of these forms of treatment: medication,
therapy, counseling, hospitalization, brain
stimulation treatments, and psychiatric
rehabilitation. Often, the lines demarcating
treatment and rehabilitation may be blurred.
Psychiatric rehabilitation is an aspect of
treatment that focuses on helping the person return to an optimal level of functioning and achieve their
life goals. This is brought about by providing medical, psychological, and social input. There is no strict
boundary between treatment and rehabilitation.
Not all persons with mental illness require rehabilitation. For many patients, medication or a
combination of medication and therapy is sufficient to help them get back to a functional life. For some
others, rehabilitation may be the essential final part of the treatment cycle.

No Statement T/F

1. The treatment of mental illness only focuses on rehabilitation.
2. Mental illness requires similar treatment as that of physical illnesses.
3. Diagnosis, the severity of the illness, physical and emotional state of the patient
determine the treatment to administer.
4. Medication, counseling, hospitalization, brain stimulation treatments, and psychiatric
rehabilitation are some possible treatments given to patients with mental illness.

5. Psychiatric rehabilitation aims at helping the person return to an optimal level of
functioning and to achieve their life goals.

6. There is a very strict boundary between treatment and rehabilitation.
7. All patients with mental illness need rehabilitation.

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