The resident population in U.S.mental hospitals decreased by 80 percent as a result of __________.

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The significant decrease in the resident population in U.S. mental hospitals by 80 percent was primarily due to the introduction of antipsychotic drugs, which allowed many patients to manage their symptoms outside of hospital settings, and deinstitutionalization policies that shifted care from large state institutions to community-based settings.

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