Psychiatric bed numbers in England fell from roughly 150,000 in the mid-1950s to under 20,000 today. Which of the following best explains this change?
The move to care in the community, supported by new anti-psychotic medication
A fall in the number of people with mental health problems
The 1959 Mental Health Act making hospital treatment compulsory
The closure of GP surgeries, which stopped patients being referred
69 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.1 Key Concepts, covering 3.1.1 Defining mental health and prevalence, 3.1.2 Incidence of mental health problems over time, 3.1.3 Effects of stigma and discrimination, and 3.1.4 Effects on wider society. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.