Which of the following is true of the first asylums for the mentally ill?
A. Patients were used as “guinea pigs” for new and risky medical experiments.
B. Residents were offered meaningful work as therapy.
C. Asylum inmates frequently performed in plays for the publiC.
D. They often were homes for beggars as well as the mentally disturbeD.
Answer:D
Which of the following is true of the first asylums for the mentally ill?
A. Patients were used as “guinea pigs” for new and risky medical experiments. B. Residents were offered meaningful work as therapy. C. Asylum inmates frequently performed in plays for the publiC. D. They often were homes for beggars as well as the mentally disturbeD.