Bessel van der Kolk Quotes

Antipsychotic drugs were a major factor in reducing the number of people living in mental hospitals in the United States, from over 500,000 in 1955 to fewer than 100,000 in 1996.

Bessel van der Kolk

• United States
• Drugs
• Hospitals

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• Antipsychotic drugs were a major factor in reducing the number of people living in mental hospitals in the United States, from over 500,000 in 1955 to fewer than 100,000 in 1996.

  

  Bessel van der Kolk
  • United States
  • Drugs
  • Hospitals