Voting pattern of mental patients in a community state hospital
- 1 June 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Community Mental Health Journal
- Vol. 3 (2) , 149-152
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01436060
Abstract
The voting pattern of mental patients in a community-based state hospital was studied. Patients were polled on the New York City mayoralty race. A comparison to the vote of the general population revealed that the hospital sample vote resembled most closely the election results of the hospital district. The results highlight the advantage of community-centered mental health facilities, which undertake the treatment and rehabilitation of mental patients under conditions that maintain ties with family and community.Keywords
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