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Early intervention for at risk children: 3-year follow-up.
- Source :
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Mar2011, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p111-120, 10p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Childhood behavioral and emotional symptoms are linked with distress and dysfunction that may persist into adulthood. Effective and practical early prevention could make a significant contribution to the well-being of individuals and the functioning of communities. School-based targeted interventions are relatively easy and inexpensive to deliver and have been shown to reduce symptoms in the short term. The current study evaluates the 2- and 3-year outcome of targeted school-based drama group therapy (DGT) as compared to teaching maths and English. It shows a rapid decline in teacher-observed behavioral symptoms following DGT. By a year post intervention, symptom rates following both interventions converged and remained low throughout follow-up. Drama group therapy is rapidly effective in reducing symptoms. However, the findings also suggest that despite differing content, school-based small-group interventions are likely to share some effective components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BEHAVIOR modification
CHILD Behavior Checklist
COMPUTER software
DRAMA
EXPERIMENTAL design
GOODNESS-of-fit tests
GROUP psychotherapy
LONGITUDINAL method
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
INDUSTRIAL research
SCHOOL health services
SELF-evaluation
SOCIAL skills education
DATA analysis
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10188827
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 58697383
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-010-0148-y