The purpose of this study was to test cognitive and interpersonal models for improving social phobia. Eighty patients with social phobia were randomized to 10-week residential cognitive (RCT) or residential interpersonal psychotherapy (RIPT). They completed process measures every Thursday and a sub-outcome measure every Monday. The ratings were…

The Developmental Audit[R] is a comprehensive means of assessment and treatment planning that identifies the coping strategies underlying a youth's maladaptive and self-defeating behavior. This is a strength-based assessment that engages youth in conflict in the process of generating solutions rather than focusing on deficits. This process…

Presents a cognitive therapy model developed at a residential treatment facility for adolescents with both child-welfare and mental-health involvement, and failures in previous hospitalizations and placements. Emphasis is on using the child's verbalizations in treatment as a measure of his/her illogical or unrealistic cognitions. Offers a 12-step…