"The purpose of this study was to ascertain observable differences between two sub-samples of veterans from Veterans Administration Center, Gulfport, who were given more than one trial visit from which each returned. In one group (hereafter referred to as sub-sample "A") each veteran stated the same reason for return on each subsequent trial visit failure. In the remaining group (sub-sample "B") each veteran gave upon returning each time a different cause for his return"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "June, 1960." / "Submitted to the Graduate School of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: James H. Williams, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references.