Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Self-help groups usually are not led by trained therapists.
2. The first antipsychotic medication was chlorpromazine (Thorazine).
3. The primary reason for the deinstitutionalization movement of the 1960s was reports of widespread abuse in psychiatric hospitals.
4. Conventional antipsychotics reduce dopamine activity in the mesolimbic area of the brain.
5. Conventional antipsychotic medications work well for negative symptoms of schizophrenia but do not relieve positive symptoms.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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