Patterns of Clinical Functioning over Time for Young People Served in a System of Care

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Jeffrey A.; Wright, Eric R.; Kelley, Ken; Kooreman, Harold
Titel	Patterns of Clinical Functioning over Time for Young People Served in a System of Care
Quelle	In: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 16 (2008) 2, S.90-104 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1063-4266
DOI	10.1177/1063426607313120
Schlagwörter	Early Adolescents; Mental Health; Longitudinal Studies; Causal Models; Outcomes of Treatment; Mental Health Programs; Referral; Emotional Disturbances; Behavior Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Kausalanalyse; Gefühlsstörung
Abstract	Few studies have examined the longitudinal impact that systems of care (SOCs) have on the clinical functioning of young people. This study investigated patterns of clinical improvement over time in an SOC and explored the degree to which demographic characteristics and referral source affected those patterns. Data were gathered at the time of enrollment in the SOC and collected at 6-month intervals, up to 36 months. Clinical change was assessed with three measurement tools, using hierarchical linear modeling to examine change patterns longitudinally. Results indicated that there were several clinical differences at the time of enrollment that were associated with specific demographic characteristics or referral source. Findings also indicated that clinically and statistically significant improvements occurred over time, with little regard to participants' demographic characteristics or source of referral. These findings lend support to the potential of SOCs to improve youth outcomes and suggest that such improvements appear regardless of individual-level differences among participants. (Contains 5 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10