Prediction of posttreatment level of functioning from performance in a leveled token economy for emotionally disturbed adolescents
This study examined the relationship between performance in a leveled token economy for emotionally disturbed adolescents and posttreatment level of functioning six months after discharge from the target program. The target program for the study is an acute care psychiatric hospital which specialize...
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PDXScholar
1990
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Online Access: | https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4083 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5093&context=open_access_etds |
Summary: | This study examined the relationship between performance in a leveled token economy for emotionally disturbed adolescents and posttreatment level of functioning six months after discharge from the target program. The target program for the study is an acute care psychiatric hospital which specialized in the treatment of adolescents with both emotional and substance abuse problems. Previous literature on the outcome of token economy treatment programs however for they adolescents have generally been favorable have typically not examined level of functioning as an outcome criteria. |
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