Which of the following was an unintended effect of the deinstitutionalization movement?

A. A large number of psychiatric hospitals remained open.
B. Mental hospital populations were re-institutionalized in medical hospitals.
C. Most of the services once offered on an inpatient basis were available at community health centers.
D. Many of those released into the community went from institutionalization to homelessness to incarceration.


Answer: D

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