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The general hypothesis that consultation outcome is related to the occurrence of certain tasks associated with each of several consultation phase areas was tested. Task accomplishment was examined in relation to both participants (consultants and consultees). The findings partly upheld the hypothesis and indicated that consultants and consultees differed in the areas that discriminated between a “very successful” outcome and a “moderately successful” outcome. These differences are discussed in terms of differential role behaviors of the consultants and the consultees.
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Mannino, F.V. Task accomplishment and consultation outcome. Community Ment Health J 8, 102–108 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01457163
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01457163