The Closing of State Psychiatric Programs in the 1960s and 1970s

question 3

Multiple Choice

The closing of state psychiatric programs in the 1960s and 1970s was a direct, precipitating cause of which of the following?

• A) the development of the dual diagnosis.
• B) the increase in high-quality, privately-run mental health independent living facilities
• C) the growth in the mentally ill homeless population, who are more likely to be arrested and incarcerated than people who are not mentally ill
• D) the development of the Memphis Model.

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