title: Prediction of adjustment from preschool to middle childhood.
abstract: This study identified predictor variables associated with outcome in middle childhood in a clinical preschool sample. These variables were examined in relation to functional level at outcome. At Time 1 the sample consisted of 129 children admitted to a psychiatric preschool program; 82 of these children comprised the follow-up sample at Time 2. The results indicated that the variables significantly associated with each child's outcome were IQ, the presence of diagnosis at Time 1 and the length of time each child was in the treatment program. Different predictors were important for different outcomes and a given predictor variable was not equally salient across all levels of outcome.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Studies Centre, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Beitchman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010553:Personality Development; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D016896:Treatment Outcome