Prior to the 1950s, few schizophrenic patients who entered a mental hospital ever left. The discovery most responsible for alleviating that situation was the discovery of ____.

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Chlorpromazine, also known as Thorazine, was the first antipsychotic medication discovered in the 1950s. It was found to be effective in reducing the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations and delusions, and allowed many patients to leave mental hospitals and return to society. The other choices, such as prefrontal lobotomy and electroconvulsive therapy, were used prior to the discovery of chlorpromazine but were not as effective in treating schizophrenia. MAOIs, or monoamine oxidase inhibitors, are a type of antidepressant medication and are not used to treat schizophrenia.

Prior to the 1950s, Few Schizophrenic Patients Who Entered a Mental