In a classic study conducted in the 1970s,psychologist David Rosenhan and his colleagues reported to different mental hospitals claiming to be "hearing voices." As soon as they were admitted,they reported that the symptoms had ceased.How did the mental health hospitals respond?
A)They prescribed the "patients" antipsychotic medication and then released them the next day.
B)After a brief observational period averaging 6 hours,they released the "patients" without medication.
C)Most "patients" were discharged within an hour of claiming that the voices had stopped.
D)It took an average of 19 days for the patients to be released.

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The study found that despite the "patients" reporting that their symptoms had ceased, they were not immediately released. Instead, it took an average of 19 days for them to be discharged, highlighting issues in the psychiatric hospitals' diagnostic and treatment processes at the time.

In a Classic Study Conducted in the 1970s,psychologist David Rosenhan