Most people would say that the goal of returning the chronically mentally ill to supportive community treatment facilities and environments did not live up to the expectations and hopes. Some say that much of this disappointment was because only half of the process really occurred. That is, patients were moved out of large, state-owned psychiatric hospitals, but community resources were not sufficiently well developed to meet the need. Over the years cutbacks in funding for mental health have intensified the problem, leading mentally ill persons to constitute a significant subset of the current vulnerable population. I have heard that the nutrition needs of pregnant teens require more attention than those of their older counterparts.
Teens often have poor eating habits.
At this age, they are often concerned with their appearance and are much less concerned about a balanced diet. While they both are skilled in history taking, conducting physical examinations, and diagnosing and treating uncomplicated medical conditions, there are some differences. Specifically, at the present time, nurse practitioner education is at the master's degree level while physician assistants are prepared at both the baccalaureate and graduate levels. Also, NPs practice under their own license, and PAs practice under the license of a physician. While treatment has prolonged the lives of many people in developed countries, there is little or no treatment available in many of the underdeveloped countries where the prevalence of AIDS remains high.