Which factor has influenced the advancement in the treatment of mental illness?
a. The movement of clients out of mental institutions to the community
b. A better understanding of the neurobiology of mental illness
c. More interest in helping persons with mental illness
d. A change in the culture about what constitutes mental illness
ANS: B
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