Abstract
Inadequate clinical knowledge has a profound effect on the organization and administration of a state mental hospital. The official goal of active treatment is displaced by the operative goal of custody and there is a reliance upon hierarchy rather than expertise as the source of authority.
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Miringoff, M.L. Incomplete technology and the organizational dynamics of a state mental hospital. Administration in Mental Health 3, 133–145 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02619674
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