"Sick" behaviors were reliably observed at medication time in 3 dayrooms representing two intensive treatment wards (Attitude Therapy and Remotivation) and one continued-treatment ward. Characteristics-of-Treatment-Environment ratings were completed by 5 staff members on each ward. While the ratings did not discriminate intensive from continued-treatment wards, the frequencies of "sick" behaviors differed significantly. Both intensive-treatment wards had fewer "sick" behaviors than the continued-treatment ward. Implications for hospital treatment programs were discussed.