| Autor: |
Piotrkowski, Chaya S., Baker, Amy J. L. |
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Residential Treatment for Children & Youth; 2004, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p69-87, 19p, 4 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
The major goal of this study was to identify early risk factors for unsuccessful discharges among a sample of boys aged 12 to 17 in residential treatment. Three of the risk factors considered independently predicted unsuccessful discharge. Legal status at admission (person in need of supervision or juvenile delinquent), being older at admission, and exhibiting very serious emotional and behavioral problems during the first two months at the residential treatment center each were associated with increased likelihood of unsuccessful discharge. A secondary goal of the study was to describe and predict the types of emotional and behavioral problems boys exhibited during the transition (first two months) into residential treatment, as indicated by ratings of case records for a modified simple random sample of these youth. "Very serious" problems were exhibited by one-third of the boys. However, neither age nor legal status at admission, only prior psychiatric hospitalization, predicted occurrence of "very serious" problems. These data shed light on the importance of the first two months in care and highlight the importance of mental health concerns for young persons in residential treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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