No greater change has occurred in mental hospitals than the successful introduction in the mid-_____s of antipsychotic drugs.

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The introduction of antipsychotic drugs is often associated with the 1950s, specifically the discovery and release of chlorpromazine (Thorazine) in 1952. This medication revolutionized the treatment of mental illness and led to the deinstitutionalization movement that emptied many psychiatric hospitals.

No Greater Change Has Occurred in Mental Hospitals Than the Successful