Lewis L. Judd

Mental illnesses should receive the same amount of health care coverage as physical illnesses, Lewis L. Judd claims in the following viewpoint. He argues that mental illnesses can be treated and prevented but that many people are unable to get the mental health care they need because of inadequate insurance coverage. Judd is the chairman of the psychiatry department at the University of California at San Diego and the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Judd, what do many health care plans do after a patient is in treatment for a mental health problem?
2. How many American children have a diagnosable mental disorder, as stated by the author?
3. In Judd’s opinion, what action...