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This study was funded in part by the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene through the sponsorship of the Community Research Program. We wish to acknowledge the generous cooperation of the Maimonides Community Mental Health Center where the study was conducted.
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Lehmann, S., Mitchell, S. & Cohen, B. Environmental adaptation of the mental patient. Am J Commun Psychol 6, 115–124 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00881033
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