An inpatient measure of adolescent and child psychosocial services and treatment.
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| Title: | An inpatient measure of adolescent and child psychosocial services and treatment. |
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| Authors: | Pottick, Kathleen J., Hansell, Stephen, Barber, Carol Cornsweet |
| Source: | Social Work Research. Dec98, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p217-232. 15p. |
| Subjects: | Child mental health services, Hospital case management services, People with intellectual disabilities, Hospital care of children, Psychosocial factors, Medical care research |
| Abstract: | This article focuses on the results of testing a new research instrument, the Inpatient Measure of Adolescent and Child Services and Treatment in the U.S. The instrument assesses eight psychosocial mental health service strategies for psychiatrically hospitalized children and adolescents and provides an understanding of the therapeutic and case management service orientations of inpatient facilities. Data collected from three hospitals, one of them at Iwo time points, demonstrate reliability for the eight scales. The study does not assess issues such as therapeutic milieu, specialized psychopharmacologic treatments, or formal cognitive-behavior psychotherapy for children with particular diagnosed disorders. Instead, it focuses on case management and psychotherapeutic activities. These activities were chosen because there is sufficient empirical evidence to justify their utility in the treatment of children and adolescents with serious mental illnesses. The research justifying each of the scale's dimensions will be reviewed below. Items are included when they are general enough to apply to children and adolescents with a wide variety of mental health problems and their families with very different levels of functioning. |
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| Abstract: | This article focuses on the results of testing a new research instrument, the Inpatient Measure of Adolescent and Child Services and Treatment in the U.S. The instrument assesses eight psychosocial mental health service strategies for psychiatrically hospitalized children and adolescents and provides an understanding of the therapeutic and case management service orientations of inpatient facilities. Data collected from three hospitals, one of them at Iwo time points, demonstrate reliability for the eight scales. The study does not assess issues such as therapeutic milieu, specialized psychopharmacologic treatments, or formal cognitive-behavior psychotherapy for children with particular diagnosed disorders. Instead, it focuses on case management and psychotherapeutic activities. These activities were chosen because there is sufficient empirical evidence to justify their utility in the treatment of children and adolescents with serious mental illnesses. The research justifying each of the scale's dimensions will be reviewed below. Items are included when they are general enough to apply to children and adolescents with a wide variety of mental health problems and their families with very different levels of functioning. |
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| ISSN: | 10705309 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/swr/22.4.217 |
