Which of the Following Was a Central Factor in the Move

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a central factor in the move from institutions to hospitals in providing care for the mentally ill?

• A) The 1957 Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act
• B) Humanitarian and moral treatment of patients
• C) Overcrowding in institutions
• D) The rights of psychiatric patients

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