Children's behavioral adaptation early in psychiatric hospitalization.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
; 35(4): 709-21, 1994 May.
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ABSTRACT
Behavioral patterns over time were assessed during the first 24 days of hospitalization for 98 child psychiatric inpatients. Staff completed daily behavioral monitoring and ratings. Patients were categorized as improved, unchanged or deteriorated during this time. Thirty-four percent of patients initially exhibited well-controlled behavior, but then significantly worsened after a period averaging 6.8 days. This result empirically supports the "honeymoon" phenomenon. Other patients showed either improvement during the initial period (15%), no change (30%), or could not be reliably classified (21%). Therefore, many child inpatients show rapid symptom stabilization after admission, but a large number then worsen. Clinical, scientific and administrative implications of these results are discussed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Admissão do Paciente
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Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article