Baker and Schulberg's Community Mental Health Ideology scale was administered to 53 executive directors of community mental health centers. Adherence to community mental health ideology was surprisingly low. Women directors were more community-oriented than men; ideology was not significantly related to age, discipline, or years of experience.
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