As a result of the ____________________ movement, very few people with mental illness are kept in psychiatric hospitals for extended periods anymore

FIll in the blank with correct word.

Answer: deinstitutionalization
Rationale: By the 1950s, a grass-roots campaign called deinstitutionalization had formed in response to the problems associated with the treatment in mental institutions. This movement successfully pushed for returning people from mental institutions to their communities and families and enabling them to receive treatment on an outpatient basis.

Psychology

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