ETHICS Addressing mental health for vulnerable populations.

Truly Disadvantaged: Addressing mental health for vulnerable populations (3 Ethics CEs)
Significant disparities, including risk factors, access to healthcare, morbidity, and mortality, continue in vulnerable populations. Studies find that Americans living in poverty are much more likely to be in fair or poor health and have disabling conditions and are less likely to have used many types of healthcare.
The health domains of vulnerable populations can be divided into 3 categories: physical, psychological, and social. In the psychological domain, vulnerable populations include those with chronic mental conditions, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, as well as those with a history of alcohol and/or substance abuse and those who are suicidal or prone to homelessness.