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Thesis Statement: Mental illness should be treated like any other illness in terms of payment and service

I. Introduction

A. The case of a mentally ill man

B. Problems facing the mentally ill

C. National economic impact of mental illness

II. Comparison of Costs

A. Costs associated with lost productivity, crime, incarceration

1. Lost Productivity

2. Crime

3. Incarceration

B. Costs associated with treatment are less by comparison

C. Cost comparisons to treating other illnesses

1. Coronary Heart Disease

2. Cancer

a. malignant

b. benign

III. Mental Illness at school

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