title: Long term follow-up study of a ward-based behaviour modification programme for adolescents with acting-out and conduct problems.
abstract: Although it is widely believed that behaviour modification is successful in an institutional setting, the lasting efficacy of such programmes for adolescents with acting-out and conduct problems has long been questioned. A follow-up enquiry was carried out at one and two years on adolescent patients who had been through an institutional behaviour modification programme. The results were compared with those obtained for a similar group of patients who were accepted for the programme but not admitted; significantly more of the treatment group than the comparison group had improved in terms of behavioural outcome measures, and their level of independent living was greater.
mesh_terms: D000184:Acting Out; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D012652:Self Mutilation; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014040:Token Economy