What discovery lead to a dramatic decrease in institutionalized populations in the United States between 1955 and 2000?
a. phenothiazines to treat schizophrenia
b. benzodiazepines to treat anxiety disorders
c. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to treat depression
d. lithium to treat bipolar disorder
Question 2
In the 1950s, Henri Laborit encouraged his psychiatric colleagues to try phenothiazines on their psychotic patients. What led him to make this suggestion?
a. The drugs diminished repetitive behaviors in rats.
b. The drugs produced a calming effect on surgical patients.
c. The drugs decreased manic behavior in bipolar patients.
d. The drugs blocked the hallucinogenic effect of psychedelic drugs.