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In the early 1800s, where did many poor mentally ill patients live?

a. in utopian communities
b. in apartment buildings
c. on farms
d. in prisons

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They lived in prisons because poor people were considered mentally ill

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In the early 1800s, many poor mentally ill patients lived unfortunately in "prisons" since this was long before the days when mental health was a serious consideration for many. 
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