Ecological outcomes of adolescents in a psychoeducational residential treatment facility.
Cross-sectional follow-up data on 111 adolescents in a re-education residential facility were obtained in three domains--school, legal, and level of care--at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months postdischarge. Reports by community-based professionals on individual functioning were assessed on several criteria, the most stringent of which indicated successful outcomes for nearly 60% of the adolescents. Characteristics of the more successful students are noted, applications of the psychoeducational residential approach for program structure are considered, and implications for positive ecological outcomes are discussed.
Hooper
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Department of Psychiatry and CCSDL, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA. Stephen.Hooper@cdl.unc.edu
Murphy
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Devaney
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Hultman
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy*; D012114:Residential Treatment; D016896:Treatment Outcome