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Citation |
Greenfield AL, Mowbray CT, Freddolino PP, Smith EP. Eval. Program Plann. 1987; 10(3): 273-279. |
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(Copyright © 1987, Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
The classification of clients in terms of psychiatric diagnosis or level of functioning is a logical prerequisite to the conduct of quality of care assessments in mental health care. This article reports on efforts to create a typology of mentally ill group home residents based on a variety of measures of functioning. Subjects for the study come from a probability sample of 253 group home residents in Michigan. A three group typology, derived through cluster analytic procedures, is presented along with evidence supporting its validity. Implications of the typology for program evaluators and service system planners are briefly addressed. |