Beyond the continuum of care : conceptualizing day treatment for children and youth

Traditionally, any program in the middle of the continuum of care--between inpatient and outpatient treatment on the dimensions of intensity and expense--has been called day treatment. This conception has yielded a diversity of programs, some of which are nebulously articulated and poorly understood...

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Published in:Community mental health journal 1991-04, Vol.27 (2), p.105-113
Main Author: TOPP, D. B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Affective Symptoms - psychology
Affective Symptoms - rehabilitation
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Care Services
Children & youth
Combined Modality Therapy
Counseling
Day Care
Day Care, Medical - methods
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental health
Mental institutions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
School systems
Social Adjustment
Social Environment
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social services
Treatment Methods
Youth
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Summary:Traditionally, any program in the middle of the continuum of care--between inpatient and outpatient treatment on the dimensions of intensity and expense--has been called day treatment. This conception has yielded a diversity of programs, some of which are nebulously articulated and poorly understood. Day treatment should be thought of as an intervention designed to respond to the deficiencies of inpatient and outpatient care. Without a clear understanding of its unique features, day treatment programs will incorporate the weaknesses of inpatient and outpatient treatment. The distinctive features of day treatment are highlighted, using examples from the literature.
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/BF00752813