<P> According to American psychiatrist Loren Mosher , most deinstitutionalisation in the USA took place after 1972 , as a result of the availability of SSI and Social Security Disability , long after the antipsychotic drugs were used universally in state hospitals . This period marked the growth in community support funds and community development , including early group homes , the first community mental health apartment programs , drop - in and transitional employment , and sheltered workshops in the community which predated community forms of supportive housing and supported living . </P>
<P> According to American psychiatrist Loren Mosher , most deinstitutionalisation in the USA took place after 1972 , as a result of the availability of SSI and Social Security Disability , long after the antipsychotic drugs were used universally in state hospitals . This period marked the growth in community support funds and community development , including early group homes , the first community mental health apartment programs , drop - in and transitional employment , and sheltered workshops in the community which predated community forms of supportive housing and supported living . </P>
when did the us start closing mental institutions
when did the us start closing mental institutions
after 1972
after 1972