Antipsychotic drugs provided a humane alternative to the deleterious placement of patients in the old state mental hospitals, where patients often had little to do and received minimal treatment.

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Antipsychotic drugs, introduced in the 1950s, significantly changed the treatment of mental illness by allowing many patients to be treated effectively with medication rather than being confined to state mental hospitals, where conditions were often poor and treatment options limited.

Antipsychotic Drugs Provided a Humane Alternative to the Deleterious Placement