Reducing Behavioral Problems and Treatment Duration of Adolescents in Secure Residential Care: A Multiple Single-Case Experimental Design Study.

ABSTRACT: Secure residential care (SRC) is criticized for several reasons. Therefore, in many countries, the general policy is to limit the length of stay of adolescents in SRC. However, research on length of stay and treatment effects of SRC on adolescents' behavioral problems is sparse. Using single case experimental designs with time-series, forty adolescents referred to SRC completed a questionnaire on behavioral and attention problems every two weeks during a baseline (A) and treatment period (B). Two-level regression analyses were used to investigate the effects of SRC on behavioral and attention problems. In addition, we tested whether length of stay moderated effectiveness. On the individual level, the treatment showed a positive statistically significant effect on the behavioral problems of

SUBMITTER: Gutterswijk RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909781 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature