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1. Residential Treatment of Children and Adolescents: Past, Present, and Future.

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Leichtman, Martin

Subjects
*HOSPITAL care of children, *INSTITUTIONAL care of children, *PSYCHIATRIC hospital care, *MENTAL health services, *CHILD care, *MEDICAL care
Abstract

This paper reviews the history of residential treatment, examines the central concepts that define the therapeutic modality, and shows how those concepts provide means of addressing criticisms that have been raised about it in the past and adapting residential programs to meet challenges facing them in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2006
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2. Effectiveness of intensive short-term residential treatment with severely disturbed adolescents.

Author

Leichtman, Martin, Leichtman, Maria Luisa, Barber, Carol Cornsweet, Neese, D. Todd, Leichtman, M, Leichtman, M L, Barber, C C, and Neese, D T

Subjects
*RESIDENTIAL treatment of adolescents, *BRIEF psychotherapy
Abstract

Analysis of follow-up data on 123 adolescents treated over a four-year period indicates that intensive short-term residential treatment that includes emphasis on work with families, involvement in community activities, and discharge planning can be an effective means of helping youngsters with severe psychiatric disorders who have not responded to briefer or less intensive forms of psychiatric treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2001
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