Deficits And Disparities

As a forensic psychology professional, it is imperative that you know what to look for when interviewing individuals with serious mental health issues, including co-occurring medical issues. These populations typically present with both deficits and disparities as compared with those who do not have mental health issues. Deficits include any mental, cognitive, or learning challenges that individuals with serious mental health issues may have. Disparities are any educational, socioeconomic, geographical, physical, economic, race, ethnicity, gender, or religious differences individuals with serious mental health issues may have. Learning about these deficits and disparities will enable you to understand them, identify them, and know what to do to help mitigate them. for this Discussion, paying special attention to the deficits and disparities psycholegal interviewers need to consider when interviewing someone with a serious mental health issue, including co-occurring medical issues. Identify the deficits (e.g., mental, cognitive, learning) psycholegal interviewers need to consider when interviewing someone with a serious mental health issue, including co-occurring medical issues and explain why they are important. Identify the disparities (e.g., educational, socioeconomic, geographical, physical, economic, race, ethnicity, gender, religion) psycholegal interviewers need to consider when interviewing someone with a serious mental health issue, including co-occurring medical issues and explain why they are important. Note: Your posts should be substantial (350 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable as part of a meaningful post but cannot stand alone as the entire post