The major goal of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 was what?

A) Develop centers in which biopsychiatric research could take place within the community.
B) Build mental health centers that would provide mental health care within the local community.
C) Attract more health care providers into local psychiatric clinics.
D) Facilitate the integration of biology with the psychosocial components of treatment.


Ans: B
The 1963 Community Mental Health Act was designed to provide community-centered mental health care.

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