TABLE 4.

Relative Importance of Reasons for Non-Adoption of Medications

Measure	Mean (SD)
State regulations prohibit us from prescribing medications	3.88 (1.99)
Lack of physicians who can prescribe medications	3.96 (1.83)
Lack of nursing or other medical staff	3.83 (1.89)
Inconsistent with center’s treatment philosophy	2.04 (2.18)
Lack of evidence of clinical effectiveness	1.20 (1.80)
Better alternatives are available	1.88 (2.05)
Inadequate information at this center about the use of medications	1.35 (1.78)
Clinical staff resistance to use of medications	1.34 (1.79)

Note: Response categories for each item ranged from 0, which indicated “not at all important” to 5, which indicated “very important.”