Some Years Ago, Many States Discharged Large Numbers of Patients

question 165

Multiple Choice

Some years ago, many states discharged large numbers of patients who formerly lived in state mental hospitals. This move was a disaster for many of those patients because

• A) the police were waiting to arrest them as soon as they were released from the hospitals.
• B) large state mental hospitals are the best way to care for mental patients.
• C) the patients had looked forward to freedom for so long that when it came they found it disappointing.
• D) the states neglected to provide adequate forms of alternate care.

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