Therrien R W, Fischer J
J Pers Assess. 1979 Jun;43(3):276-80. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4303_8.
This study was conducted to determine if there are differences in the severity of disturbance of behaviors exhibited by children receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment and those receiving outpatient psychiatric treatment based on their parents' judgments of the frequency of occurrence of those behaviors. The same behaviors were found to exist in both treatment groups, but the severity of disturbance of those behaviors in the inpatient sample was significantly greater than in the outpatient sample. The scale used in this study was found to be a valid and useful instrument for predicting inpatient and outpatient status of children. Pratice and research implications of this study are also discussed.
本研究旨在根据父母对儿童行为出现频率的判断，确定接受住院精神科治疗的儿童与接受门诊精神科治疗的儿童在行为紊乱严重程度上是否存在差异。在两个治疗组中发现了相同的行为，但住院样本中这些行为的紊乱严重程度明显高于门诊样本。本研究中使用的量表被发现是预测儿童住院和门诊状态的有效且有用的工具。本研究的实践和研究意义也进行了讨论。
