Article
Predicting Elopement from Residential Treatment Centers
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
(1994)
Abstract
To identify predictors of elopement in young patients in residential treatment, runaways were compared with a matched sample of nonrunaways. Data were gathered from the case files of individuals who had been involved in 1 of 2 residential treatment programs for children and adolescents located at a single site in Iowa. Ss were 8–17 yrs old. Runaways were more likely to have a history of elopement, a suspected history of sexual abuse, an affective disorder diagnosis, and parents whose rights had been terminated. Results suggest that the likelihood of elopement can be accurately predicted on the basis of patient characteristics known at admission.
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Publication Date
1994
Citation Information
Susan Kashubeck-West, Shelia M. Pottebaum and Nancy O.. "Predicting Elopement from Residential Treatment Centers" American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Vol. 64 Iss. 1 (1994) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan-kashubeck-west/34/