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The preventive reduction of psychological risk in asymptomatic adolescents
1Department of Psychiatry.
Abstract:
To explore the preventive efficacy of training in coping and social skills, 121 high school students were assigned to four risk classifications, assessed by measures of psychological vulnerability and environmental adversity; within each group, subjects were randomly assigned to a preventive intervention or assessment-only control condition. Findings suggest that group behavioral training can be a beneficial and economical preventive approach with symptom-free high school students, and that training in social skills may benefit those with behavior problems that presage maladjustment.
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