ALL BUT WHICH of the Following Factors Played a Role

question 35

Multiple Choice

ALL BUT WHICH of the following factors played a role in reducing the population of mental hospitals after the mid-1950s?

• A) a more liberal discharge philosophy
• B) the advent of psychotropic drugs, including antipsychotic medications
• C) a lack of trained therapists within the hospitals
• D) the widespread acceptance/use of the DSM

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