Which of the following best describes the aftermath of the deinstituti

Which of the following best describes the aftermath of the deinstitutionalization of mentally ill patients into the community during the 1970s?

a. Community health centers were created and gave care to such clients.
b. Families were eager to accept their family members back home.
c. Many mentally ill clients without social skills ended up in nursing homes.
d. Without follow-up care, many clients were readmitted to care.

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ANS: D
Several problems resulted from deinstitutionalization of mentally ill patients, because there was no follow-up or monitoring. Many were readmitted to state hospitals. Many ended up homeless or in prison facilities, not in nursing homes or with their family members at home. Community health centers were created to provide care to these patients, but the deinstitutionalized were unable to meet their basic needs and receive proper follow-up and health care monitoring. Thus, they were readmitted to care.