The 1970s court case that resulted in the deinstitutionalization of patients living in mental hospitals was
a. Jain v state of Iowa
b. Tarasoff v regents of the university of California
c. Jaffee v Redmond
d. Donaldson v O'Connor
Answer: d. Donaldson v O'Connor
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a. NIH. b. APA. c. AMA. d. none of these have policies regarding women and members of minority groups.
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