title: Follow-up of stealing behavior in 27 youths after a variety of treatment programs.
abstract: Case histories are presented of 27 youngsters who had a major problem of stealing. The effectiveness of eight different treatments is examined in terms of proportion of follow-up time spent stealing. (Duration of follow-up was always more than 2 yr.) Clients given Individualized Combined Treatment spent 2 1/2% of follow-up time stealing, compared with 46% after other types of treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D013800:Theft / Q000517:prevention & control*