Early intervention for at risk children: 3-year follow-up
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Paul McArdle Robert Young Toby Quibell David Moseley Rob Johnson Ann LeCouteur
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Childhood behavioral and emotional symptoms are linked with distress and dysfunction that may persist into adulthood. Effective and practical early prevention could make a significant contribution to the well-being of individuals and the functioning of communities. Schoolbased targeted interventions are relatively easy and inexpensive to deliver and have been shown to reduce symptoms in the short term. The current study evaluates the 2- and 3-year outcome of targeted school-based drama group therapy (DGT) as compared to teaching maths and English. It shows a rapid decline in teacher-observed behavioral symptoms following DGT. By a year post intervention, symptom rates following both interventions converged and remained low throughout follow-up. Drama group therapy is rapidly effective in reducing symptoms. However, the findings also suggest that despite differing content, schoolbased small-group interventions are likely to share some effective components
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2011) 20:111–120 DOI 10.1007/s00787-010-0148-y Received: 19 February 2010 / Accepted: 21 November 2010 / Published online: 14 January 2011
