Psychiatric technicians. Two classes of psychiatric technician trainees
who worked in a major West Coast hospital for the mentally retarded were studied by Porter et al.(1974). The investigation involved a longitีdinal administration of questionnaires over a 16-week period ranging from
10 weeks prior to completion of training to 6 weeks following assignment
to a full-time position. The 60 technicians studied were primarily female
employees involved in patient care and limited treatment.