alleryStart learning →Deinstitutionalization is described as the closing of:
AMedical schools
BLarge asylums
CSmall clinics
DPrivate practices
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Large asylums
1. Mental health treatment shifted location over the twentieth century.
2. Legislation started the process of deinstitutionalization.
3. Deinstitutionalization is the closing of large asylums.
4. It provided for people to stay in their communities.
5. They would then be treated locally instead.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 16 'Therapy and Treatment', sections 16.1-16.4_
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