NCJ Number
110761
Journal
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Volume: 32 Issue: 7 Dated: (October 1987) Pages: 579-583
Date Published
1987
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Residential treatment for disturbed, particularly delinquent, adolescents has been described several decades ago by the founders and leaders of institutions. Theoretical considerations in treatment were prominent.
Abstract
The importance of structured milieu and the control of aggression came to acquire recognition. This study describes a structured center, known to be effective in treating disturbed delinquents, using data gathered over 12 years of clinical work, observation, and research. Factors considered in defining this institution are isolated and made compatible with the factors indicated by Rutter in his review of the residential treatment of delinquents. These factors are being used in a further study which compares the effectiveness of different types of facilities for a range of diagnostic categories. (Publisher abstract)