Group therapy, which assists in relieving emotional distress and encourages psychological and behavioral changes, was developed following World War II as a result of a:
a. Study of the benefits of group therapy
b. Decreasing number of mental health facilities
c. Shortage of psychiatrists
d. Grant from the federal government
C
A shortage of psychiatrists prompted the need for group therapy in the 1940s. Mental health facilities did not begin to decrease in number until psychotherapeutic drugs were introduced in the 1950s. No federal grant was provided for group therapy.
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