Community mental health ideology as a function of professional affiliation and social class background

The adherence of a community mental health center staff to community mental health ideology was measured by the Baker‐Schulberg CMHI Scale. The results were essentially the same as those of the previously published studies, indicating that the CMHI Scale stably measures differences between professional groups, and is useful for research purposes. CMHI Scale scores were found to be significantly related to the socioeconomic backgrounds of the families of origin of therapists as well as to their professional affiliation.