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"This is the conclusion of a study
that compared two cities with vast-
ly different aftercare resources.

The two-cities were. Vancouver
and Portland, Oregon. Researchers

imatched groups of

~ chronic’: schizophrenic patients

from’ both'cities approximately one

> year ‘after: ‘discharge from mental
hospitals. !

_ -Vancouver is a community rich

in psychosocial aftercare resources,

‘while Portland’s aftercare facilities

at. the time’ ‘of the. study were.

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Is the Hawthorne effect — an
increase in attention results in an
increase in desired behavior,
regardless of the nature of the at-
tention — at. work here? Or do
community aftercare services make

a difference, as this pilot study in-
dicates? Though the authors doubt
that the Hawthorne effect ade-
quately explains .their findings,
they indicate further research will
be needed to answer the question.

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