Latent subtypes of youth in psychiatric residential care

• Published in: Children and youth services review Vol. 77; pp. 76 - 85
• Main Author: Boel-Studt, Shamra M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Behavior problems; Behavioral health; Child abuse & neglect; Child development; Child welfare; Children; Children & youth; Family characteristics; Functional impairment; Group care; Latent class analysis; Mental health; Psychiatric residential treatment; Psychiatry; Residential care; Residential group care; Residential institutions; Residential treatment; Subtypes; Therapeutic residential care; Trauma; Treatment; Youth; United States > US; Psychiatric residential treatment; Behavioral health; Treatment; Mental health; Child welfare; Youth; Children; Therapeutic residential care

In current practice, residential care programs in the United States are often more general than specialized with little demonstrated results of effectiveness for different types of youth. Subgroup analyses focused on developing a thorough understanding of the subpopulation of youth served in residen...