Psychotherapeutic Outcome for Children in a Community Mental Health Center
Psychological, Demographic, and Treatment Predictors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larry Michelson (Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 323-326 |
| Publication date | 1981-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1981.48.1.323 |
| PMID | 7232629 |
| OpenAlex | W2040501214 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Premature terminations by clients and poor psychotherapeutic outcomes are problems for community mental health centers. Psychological, demographic, and treatment measures were collected on 121 children and their families to identify salient factors which could predict treatment outcomes. Utilizing discriminant functions, comparisons were made between premature vs planned terminations and good vs guarded prognoses. The resulting profiles were classified for accuracy of predicted group membership. Discussion concerned the application of findings and the methodology employed in the early identification of the potential dropouts or unresponsive clients
Identification (biology · Mental health · Outcome (game theory · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |