Between the 1950s and 1990s, the mental hospital population across the United States has ______.
A) increased dramatically
B) remained relatively the same
C) increased the number of female patients while decreasing the number of male patients
D) decreased dramatically

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The correct answer is D. Between the 1950s and 1990s, there was a dramatic decrease in the mental hospital population across the United States due to the deinstitutionalization movement, which aimed to transition people with mental illnesses from long-term hospitalization to community-based care.

Between the 1950s and 1990s, the Mental Hospital Population Across