title: Follow-up study of camp marathon group psychotherapy for adolescents with emotional disturbances.
abstract: Every summer since 1972, the Department of Psychiatry at Fukuoka University has been holding the Camp Marathon Group Psychotherapy (MGP) for adolescents with emotional disturbances. This time we conducted a follow-up survey on 114 camp attendees from 1978 to 1985. Questionnaires were mailed out and we received 56 replies, that is a response rate of 49.1%. The average observation period of the follow-up was 4 years. The results were as follows: Thirty-six cases or 64.3% were making satisfactory progress at the time of the survey. Eight or 14.3% showed no change or showed worsening conditions. Seven or 12.5% cases developed into schizophrenia. Based on these results, we studied roughly what role MGP plays in the therapy of adolescents with emotional disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishizono
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012647:Self-Assessment