Analysis of follow-up data on 123 adolescents treated over a four-year period indicates that intensive short-term residential treatment that includes emphasis on work with families, involvement in community activities, and discharge planning can be an effective means of helping youngsters with severe psychiatric disorders who have not responded to briefer or less intensive forms of psychiatric treatment.
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