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What Type of Kids "Succeeded" in Behrens Study?
Whooter:
The majority of adolescents were treated for multiple problems (85.5%). The most frequent treatment foci were disruptive
behavior disorders (44%), substance use disorders (36%), and mood disorder (31%) (percentages
did not total 100% because participants could have more than one problem).
So 85.5% of the kids were there for multiple reasons and 8% of the kids the program felt would not be successful and they were discharged early.
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Troll Control:
--- Quote from: "Anne Bonney" ---
--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---
--- Quote from: "Behrens Study" ---These final results indicated that adolescents who
had lower levels of psycho-social symptoms at admission (adolescent report), the absence of a
mood disorder, a positive experience in the program, a sense that their problems had improved,
and parents who were satisfied with the program were more likely to report positive outcomes at
discharge from residential treatment.
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Well, there goes the "programs help kids with severe problems - too severe for local treatment" angle.
The kids who self-reported to have improved had no severe problems to begin with, no mood disorders and parents who were satisfied with their purchase.
So, the more or less "normal teens" showed improvement but the ones with real problems were pulled by their parents because they weren't improving or dropped from the program because they were accepted even though the program had no ability to help them (26% of participants).
Also keep in mind there has never been any follow up to determine if any of these results were lasting. Previous research has shown severe degradation of results beginning immediately after discharge.
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Wow....so kids that truly needed help, not quack "therapy", didn't fare so well. Hmmmm. And why send a kid away if they're not in real trouble? Why were these kids that "had lower levels of psycho-social symptoms at admission (adolescent report), the absence of a mood disorder," even there in the first place? Parents....do your damn job and quit farming it out to strangers!
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Yep, you hit it on the head, Anne.
Whooter:
I found this interesting. The kids with the lower grade point averages (had greater behavioral issues) but managed to improve to the same levels as those with less externalized behavior issues by the time they were discharged.
--- Quote ---These analyses suggest adolescents with low grade point averages reportedly had a
relatively higher amount of externalizing behavior at admission, coupled with a greater degree of
change on externalizing behavior during treatment, leading them to discharge with externalizing
scores within the normal range and comparable to those with high grade point averages.
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Troll Control:
I found this interesting.
More evidence that this report is just for marketing purposes. 31% success rate is not very impressive either.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---I found this interesting.
More evidence that this report is just for marketing purposes. 31% success rate is not very impressive either.
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31% wouldnt be, I think we agree, but the 60-80% that these programs see as success rates is pretty good.
check out the study:
Residential Treatment Outcome-Study
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