In the Late 1800s, the Emphasis on a Biological Cause

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the late 1800s, the emphasis on a biological cause of mental disorder ironically resulted in reduced interest in treatments for mental patients because it was thought that

• A)physicians should devote more time to the physically ill.
• B)patients would improve more rapidly if they were not hospitalized.
• C)the hospital staff was not adequately trained to administer new treatments.
• D)mental illness due to brain pathology was incurable.

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