Which of the Following Is Recognized as a Major Biomedical

question 111

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is recognized as a major biomedical breakthrough in psychopathology because it established the link between mental and physical illnesses?

• A) the development of electroshock therapy for general paresis syphilitic insanity)
• B) the discovery of penicillin as a cure for syphilis
• C) the discovery that brain injuries could be associated with mental disorders
• D) the discovery of the cause and later a cure for general paresis syphilitic insanity)

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