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.
These would be the ones to be
more likely to report a positive outcome.
Think about the kids who had
high levels of psycho-social symptoms, then add a mood disorder, then add a negative experience in the program along with parents who were not satisfied. They would be at the other end and would
not be as likely to report a positive outcome.
So the further the child had to be brought along to get them into the "Normal" range the less likely they would be to succeed or report a favorable outcome.
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