The First Antipsychotic Medications Came into Widespread Use in the 1950s

Multiple Choice

The first antipsychotic medications came into widespread use in the 1950s and 1960s, which resulted in:

A) a dramatic decline in the number of people who were hospitalized for mental disorders.
B) new laws requiring the shutdown of almost all state mental hospitals.
C) a surge in the number of people who were hospitalized for mental disorders.
D) a dramatic increase in the number of people showing up in emergency rooms suffering from drug overdoses.