In the 1960s and the 1970s, the advent of psychotropic medications allowed for many psychiatric patients to be released from hospitals in a public policy known as _____

Unfortunately, this led to a massive spike in the number of mentally ill homeless individuals.
Fill in the blank with correct word


Answer: deinstitutionalization

Psychology

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a. paranoid c. catatonic b. disorganized d. undifferentiated

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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