Sex education for emotionally disturbed adolescents

Under investigation were effects of a course in sex education on a population of emotionally disturbed adolescents who were enrolled as day patients in a school program that is part of the Adolescent Treatment Program of the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital. Pre- and posttesting of knowledge and a...

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Published in:Journal of youth and adolescence 1989-02, Vol.18 (1), p.97-106
Main Authors: SCHOENHOLTZ, S. W, HOROWITZ, H. A, STARKSHALL, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age Factors
Americas
Attitude
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Demography
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Economics
Education
Emotionally Disturbed
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Intellectual Disability
Intelligence
Learning Processes
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
North America
Organization and Administration
Personality
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Population
Population Characteristics
Program Evaluation
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling
Research Design
Sex Education
Social Change
Social research
Teenagers
Treatment Programs
Treatments
United States
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Summary:Under investigation were effects of a course in sex education on a population of emotionally disturbed adolescents who were enrolled as day patients in a school program that is part of the Adolescent Treatment Program of the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital. Pre- and posttesting of knowledge and attitudes and staff observation were used to measure changes. The results of the study indicated that patients responded age appropriately and gained knowledge and an increased openness about sexuality issues. In addition, there was no regression nor dysfunction as a result of the materials presented, and therapeutic and educational processes were not disrupted by the patients' involvement in the course. It was concluded that a sex education course is clinically and educationally useful on many levels within a therapeutic setting.
ISSN:0047-2891
1573-6601