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Donaldson, Deidre; Spirito, Anthony; Esposito-Smythers, Christianne – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: To compare the efficacy of a skills-based treatment protocol to a supportive relationship therapy for adolescents after a suicide attempt. Method: Thirty-nine adolescents (12-17 years old) and parents who presented to a general pediatric emergency department or inpatient unit of a child psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt were…
Descriptors: Therapy, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatry, Patients
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Lyons, John S.; McCulloch, Jill Romansky – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
This article discusses the response of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) to the perceived problems with long-term residential treatment and psychiatric hospitalization. The IDCFS implemented a process of residential placement review and a system of residential facility gatekeepers to ensure more appropriate placement and…
Descriptors: Placement, Foster Care, Community Services, Emotional Disturbances
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Leon, Scott C.; Snowden, Jessica; Bryant, Fred B.; Lyons, John S. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To predict psychiatric hospital length of stay (LOS) for a sample of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services wards across 4 fiscal years. Method: A prospective design was implemented using the Children's Severity of Psychiatric Illness scale, a reliable and valid measure of psychiatric severity, risk factors, youth…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Time, Children
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Masters, Kim J. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
During a psychiatric hospitalization of 5 to 10 days, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies can be used for the management of inpatients and to support the transition to outpatient treatment. This format was chosen after several years of frustration dealing with crisis inpatient care. The use of CBT is well known, and it seemed that an…
Descriptors: Patients, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Relationship, Cognitive Restructuring
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Huey, Stanley J.; Henggeler, Scott W.; Rowland, Melisa D.; Halliday-Boykins, Colleen A.; Cunningham, Phillippe B.; Pickrel, Susan G.; Edwards, James – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of multisystemic therapy (MST) in reducing attempted suicide among predominantly African American youths referred for emergency psychiatric hospitalization. Method: Youths presenting psychiatric emergencies were randomly assigned to MST or hospitalization. Indices of attempted suicide, suicidal ideation,…
Descriptors: Therapy, Psychiatry, Suicide, Outcomes of Treatment