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  • Title: Assessing behavior and social competence of severely emotionally disturbed youth admitted to psychiatric residential treatment.
    Author: Groot JM.
    Journal: J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs; 2009 Aug; 22(3):143-9. PubMed ID: 19702967.
    Abstract:
    PROBLEM: Youth admitted to psychiatric residential treatment centers demonstrate behavioral problems and social competence deficits. Little systematic inquiry has quantified these issues or their impact on therapeutic care. METHOD: Secondary data from Child Behavioral Checklists and Relationship Questionnaires were collected through retrospective chart reviews and were statistically analyzed. FINDINGS: Seventy-one percent of the 113 subjects met clinical behavioral problem levels. Youth who were older than 15 years at admission lagged significantly behind 12th-grade norms in social competence, having scores congruent with 8th-grade students. CONCLUSION: Youth in this study had significant behavioral problems, and deficits in social competence were identified among older youth.
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