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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Main Author: Grover, Peter Arden Scott
Format: Others
Published: 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
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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.