When the first antipsychotic medications came into widespread use in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was a sharp drop in the number of people who were hospitalized for mental disorders.

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This statement is true. The first antipsychotic medication, chlorpromazine (trade name Thorazine), was introduced in the United States in 1954 and quickly became widely used to treat people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. As a result, there was a sharp decrease in the number of people who were institutionalized in mental hospitals during the 1960s. This phenomenon is often called "deinstitutionalization."

When the First Antipsychotic Medications Came into Widespread Use in the United