Examination of the case histories of 68 hospitalized mentally retarded patients who, after being admitted to hospital directly from their homes, died within 1 yr. of admission and who were matched with those of 68 patients who survived beyond a year, showed the home environments prior to hospitalization of those patients who died within the year were judged to be “warmer” and the more supportive than those of patients who survived.
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