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A Controlled Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effectiveness of a Psychiatric Day Centre for Pre-School Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Susan Woollacott ,
Philip Graham  and
Jim Stevenson
Susan Woollacott
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, Hackney Road, London E2
Philip Graham
Affiliation:
Institute of Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1
Jim Stevenson
Affiliation:
Institute of Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1
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Abstract

The progress over one year of 25 children aged 2½ to 3½ years attending a psychiatric day centre was compared with that of 25 similarly disturbed 3-year-old children identified in a total population study. There were few differences in outcome, and those that were found did not particularly favour either group. Implications for the organization of treatment services are discussed in terms of the need to lay down clear objectives and to pursue systematic controlled evaluation.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 132 , Issue 4 , April 1978 , pp. 349 - 355
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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