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Intensive day program for psychiatrically disturbed truant adolescents

F J Matzner1, M Silvan, R R Silva

  • 1Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, USA.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|March 12, 1998
PubMed
Summary

A specialized day treatment program significantly reduced truancy and improved psychiatric symptoms in adolescents compared to traditional outpatient care. This intensive approach offers better outcomes for disturbed youth.

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Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Behavioral Health Interventions
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Adolescent truancy is a significant concern linked to psychiatric disturbances and poor functioning.
  • Traditional outpatient treatment may not adequately address the complex needs of psychiatrically disturbed truant adolescents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of a day treatment program versus traditional outpatient treatment for psychiatrically disturbed truant adolescents.
  • To evaluate the impact of each treatment modality on truancy rates, psychiatric symptoms, and overall functioning.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study design was employed.
  • Adolescents with psychiatric disturbances and truancy were enrolled in either a specialized day treatment program or traditional outpatient care.

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  • Outcomes including truancy, psychiatric symptoms, global improvement, and global functioning were assessed.

    • Main Results:

    • The day treatment program demonstrated significantly greater reductions in truancy.
    • Adolescents in the day treatment program showed significantly greater improvements in psychiatric symptoms, global improvement, and global functioning.
    • These findings indicate a superior efficacy of the day treatment model for this population.

    Conclusions:

    • A tailored day treatment program is more effective than traditional outpatient treatment for psychiatrically disturbed truant adolescents.
    • Intensive, specialized interventions can yield better results for complex adolescent behavioral and psychiatric issues.
    • Day treatment programs represent a promising intervention for improving outcomes in at-risk youth.