In the Late 19^th century, the Enactment of Civil Commitment

question 109

Multiple Choice

In the late 19^th century, the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in

• A) only a few cases of involuntary commitment to mental hospitals.
• B) people being committed who were not mentally ill.
• C) wives committing their husbands to mental hospitals.
• D) a decrease in the number of large public mental hospitals.

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Definitions:

Savants

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Moderate Intellectual Disability

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Shaken Baby Syndrome

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