Around 1900, the state hospitals in this country had become overcrowded and understaffed. Some people used the term warehousing of clients to indicate that little care was given. At that time, Adolf Meyer recommended which of the following actions?
a. more state hospitals be built in each state
b. better medications be developed and made available
c. clinics for those who were mentally ill be established in communities
d. families take care of their relatives who were mentally ill at home
C
Adolph Meyer recommended clinics for those who were mentally ill. Meyer's efforts marked the beginning of the movement for mental health care to return to the community, instead of being isolated away from the mentally ill individual's families and friends.
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