How is it that the discovery of syphilis changed the course of mental health research?
a) It increased interest in determining biological causes for mental illness.
b) It highlighted the need for valid diagnostic systems.
c) More asylum patients were diagnosed with syphilis.
d) Syphilis was feared widely and exacerbated mental illness.
Answer: a.
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