After the mid-1800s, moral therapy declined as a treatment for the mentally ill in the United States because
A. the number of patients in mental institutions also declined.
B. immigrants caused an increase in the mental hospital population.
C. the number of people available to staff mental hospitals increased.
D. new biologically based treatments became available.
Answer: B
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