title: Predicting elopement from residential treatment centers.
abstract: To identify predictors of elopement in young patients in residential treatment, runaways were compared with a matched sample of nonrunaways. Runaways were more likely to have a history of elopement, a suspected history of sexual abuse, an affective disorder diagnosis, and parents whose rights had been terminated. The results suggested that the likelihood of elopement can be accurately predicted on the basis of patient characteristics known at admission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashubeck
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pottebaum
authors.forename: N O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012419:Runaway Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation