During the 1970s and 1980s, the trend toward deinstitutionalization resulted in

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Deinstitutionalization led to a decreased number of patients in psychiatric institutions as patients were moved into community-based care instead of being confined to institutions. This also resulted in an increase in the number of homeless mentally ill people as some patients were unable to access or receive adequate community-based care.

During the 1970s and 1980s, the Trend Toward Deinstitutionalization Resulted