title: Person-environment interaction in a new secure forensic state psychiatric hospital.
abstract: This study examined the person-environment interaction effects of environmental design on ward climate, safety, job satisfaction, and treatment outcomes within a new high security forensic psychiatric facility. Participants included male and female adult psychiatric inpatients and staff members at different security stages. Data were collected once before and twice after the experimental group moved into the new building. The control group remained in the same facilities. Contrary to expectations, the new building had limited effects on the measured variables.
authors.affiliation: Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo.
authors.forename: Jon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Eggert
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Margiotta
authors.forename: Donna K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hegvik
authors.forename: Kairi A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Vaher
authors.forename: Rachel Tamiko
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires