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Attitudinal versus ecological approaches to the characterization of institutional treatment environments

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  1. Neuropsychiatric Institute — Pacific State Hospital Research Group, USA

    Richard E. McLain, Arthur B. Silverstein, Linda Brownlee & Mimi Hubbell

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This study was supported in part by NICHD Research grants No. HD-04612 and No. HD-05540. The authors are grateful to Jay Jackson for permission to reproduce the CTE.

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McLain, R.E., Silverstein, A.B., Brownlee, L. et al. Attitudinal versus ecological approaches to the characterization of institutional treatment environments. Am J Commun Psychol 7, 159–165 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00894371

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