Intensive day program for psychiatrically disturbed truant adolescents.
Results of a day treatment program tailored to psychiatrically disturbed truant adolescents were compared to those of traditional outpatient treatment for effects on truancy, psychiatric symptoms, global improvement, and global functioning. Significantly greater reductions of truancy were found in the day treatment program, along with significantly greater improvement in the other factors measured.
Matzner
F J
FJ
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, USA.
Silvan
M
M
Silva
R R
RR
Weiner
J
J
Bendo
J
J
Alpert
M
M
D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000592:standards; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008884:Milieu Therapy / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome