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Long Term Follow-up Study of a Ward-based Behaviour Modification Programme for Adolescents with Acting-out and Conduct Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Therèsa Moyes ,
T. Gavin Tennent  and
Anthony P. Bedford
Therèsa Moyes*
Affiliation:
St. Andrew's Hospital, Northampton
T. Gavin Tennent
Affiliation:
St. Andrew's Hospital, Northampton. Now Langton House Adolescent and Young People's Unit, Langton Matravers, Dorset
Anthony P. Bedford
Affiliation:
St. Andrew's Hospital, Northampton. Now Langton House Adolescent and Young People's Unit, Langton Matravers, Dorset
*
∗Correspondence
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Summary

Although it is widely believed that behaviour modification is successful in an institutional setting, the lasting efficacy of such programmes for adolescents with acting-out and conduct problems has long been questioned. A follow-up enquiry was carried out at one and two years on adolescent patients who had been through an institutional behaviour modification programme. The results were compared with those obtained for a similar group of patients who were accepted for the programme but not admitted; significantly more of the treatment group than the comparison group had improved in terms of behavioural outcome measures, and their level of independent living was greater.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 147 , Issue 3 , September 1985 , pp. 300 - 305
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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Footnotes

Present address: Sub-dept. of Clinical Psychology, Dept. of Psychiatry, New Medical School, Ashton Street, P. O. Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX

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