Gossett J T, Barnhart F D, Lewis J M, Phillips V A
South Med J. 1980 Apr;73(4):459-66. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198004000-00018.
Treatment planning that is highly individualized and systematically improved must be based on careful assessments of the effectiveness of current technics. This report describes the long-term (three to eight years) outcome of psychiatric hospitalization for 120 severely disturbed adolescent patients as it is measured on three dimensions: peer and social functioning, relationship with parents, and educational and occupational functioning. The measurement scales and the follow-up procedures are practical and easily used.
