title: Clients' characteristics and the expectations of staff in halfway houses for alcoholics.
abstract: In 23 halfway houses in Florida, the percentage of men residents, the percentage of residents who were employed and the mean weekly earnings of patients were positively related to the average staff member's expectations that residents would behave independently.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D004651:Employment; D005431:Florida; D006208:Halfway Houses / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012937:Social Mobility