Investigated 85 female adolescent inpatients in treatment for problems of differentiation and emancipation. Used treatment variation which suggested that girls were suffering from variety of posttraumatic stress disorder. When ritualistic behavioral repetitions were addressed by cognitive behavioral approaches, behaviors decreased. Findings…

Examined preferred professional treatment approach at residential treatment center for socially and emotionally maladjusted girls. Clinical, school, and dormitory staff completed questionnaires on psychoanalytic, person-centered, and cognitive-behavioral therapies. Found no significant differences among three groups for each therapy model.…