The First Asylum for the Mentally Ill Established in Canada

question 33

Multiple Choice

The first asylum for the mentally ill established in Canada was

• A) Vancouver Psychiatric Hospital.
• B) Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital.
• C) the Rockwood asylum in Kingston.
• D) the Hotel Dieu in Quebec.
• E) the Hotel Dieu in Calgary.

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