The Fort Bragg managed care experiment: short term impact on psychopathology

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A community-based treatment, using the continuum of care philosophy, failed to show noticeable improvement in short-term treatment of psychopathology in children and adolescents when the quality, use, costs and outcomes for 984 families were evaluated in the Fort Bragg Evaluation. Greater access to service is one of the positive findings related to the continuum of care model compared to traditional services including hospitalization. The evaluations of user satisfaction and costs are not yet available and further study is definitely necessary to better understand the value of this care model.

Evaluation, Community psychiatric services, Community mental health services, Adolescent psychopathology, Child psychiatric services

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The intergenerational link to antisocial behavior: effects of paternal contact

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Antisocial personality disorder (APD) in fathers may cause conduct problems in their children. A study examining the processes involved in the intergenerational link to antisocial behavior reveals a positive relationship between paternal APD and child conduct problems. Neither the degree of paternal contact nor the father's presence in the house was instrumental in the link between the father's APD and the child's conduct problems. However, the child may develop such behavior through observational learning. Genetic explanations and poor socialization practices may also explain such behavior.

Psychological aspects, Behavior disorders in children, Father and child, Father-child relations, Antisocial personality disorder, Intergenerational relations

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Measuring child mental health status for services research

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The effects of using different measures on mental health services research were assessed using data from the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescents Mental Disorders (MECA) study. This analysis included data on child psychopathology, impairment, child and parent-reported need for services, and life events in the preceding year. Utilization of the different mental health status measures was found to lead to different estimates of the effects of socio-economic variables on child mental health service use.

Analysis, Psychometrics, Psychological research, Child mental health

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