The first psychiatric hospital in the United States was built in 1773 in
1. Boston, Massachusetts
2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. Williamsburg, Virginia
4. Hartford, Connecticut
ANS: 3
The first psychiatric hospital in the United States was built in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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