Some years ago, many states discharged large numbers of patients who formerly lived in state mental hospitals. This move was a disaster for many of those patients because

A) the police were waiting to arrest them as soon as they were released from the hospitals.
B) large state mental hospitals are the best way to care for mental patients.
C) the patients had looked forward to freedom for so long that when it came they found it disappointing.
D) the states neglected to provide adequate forms of alternate care.

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Nijel Abella · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The best answer is D because the problem with discharging large numbers of patients from state mental hospitals was that the states did not provide adequate forms of alternate care for the patients. This left many of them without the necessary support and services to manage their mental health conditions and transition successfully to living in the community.

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