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In 1955, there were 340 psychiatric hospital beds for every 100,000 US citizens. By 2005 that number had decreased to 17 per 100,000. Which term is MOST closely associated with this trend? A) deinstitutionalization B) mainstreaming C) neo-victimization D) psycho-rehabilitation

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Answer: A-(Deinstitutionalization)

Step-by-step explanation:Deinstitutionalization is a government policy that moved mental health patients out of state-run "insane asylums" into federally funded community mental health centers. It began in the 1960s as a way to improve the treatment of the mentally ill while also cutting government budgets.

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