Deinstitutionalization can best be described as
a. the dependency, isolation, and continued emotional disturbance that results from commitment to a mental hospital.
b. a trend toward reduced use of full-time commitment to mental institutions.
c. the combined use of medication and hospitalization to treat mental illness.
d. the complete abandonment of hospitalization as a form of treatment for mental illness.
ANSWER: b
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