Relation of Callous-Unemotional Traits to Length of Stay among Youth Hospitalized at a State Psychiatric Inpatient Facility

Autor/inn/en	Stellwagen, Kurt K.; Kerig, Patricia K.
Titel	Relation of Callous-Unemotional Traits to Length of Stay among Youth Hospitalized at a State Psychiatric Inpatient Facility
Quelle	In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 41 (2010) 3, S.251-261 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-398X
DOI	10.1007/s10578-009-0164-7
Schlagwörter	Psychiatric Services; Females; Psychopathology; Risk; Adolescents; Children; Emotional Response; Behavior Disorders; Regression (Statistics); Health Facilities; Age; Sex; Ethnicity; Evaluation Methods; Medical Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychiatric care; Psychiatrische Versorgung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Psychopathologie; Risiko; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Child; Kind; Kinder; Emotionales Verhalten; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Gesundheitszentrum; Alter; Lebensalter; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Ethnizität; Arzt
Abstract	We examined the association of callous-unemotional (C/U) traits with length of psychiatric hospitalization among two samples each with 50 participants: a group of 7-11 year-olds (39 males and 11 females) receiving services on a children's unit, and a group of 12-17 year-olds (27 males and 23 females) receiving services on an adolescent unit. Our analyses focused on the additionally predictive value of C/U traits above and beyond the influence of pre-established risk factors for length of stay, including age, gender, ethnicity, overall levels of functioning and psychopathology, and the diagnosis of a Conduct Disorder or Oppositional Defiant Disorder. In both samples, hierarchic regression analyses indicated that C/U traits were associated with longer lengths of stay, whereas none of the previously identified risk factors were significant. The discussion of these results focuses on the importance of developing non-coercive and non-confrontational therapeutic treatment regimens for youth with C/U traits receiving inpatient psychiatric services. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10