THE SCHOOL BEHAVIORS OF CHILDREN IN 3 PSYCHIATRIC-TREATMENT SETTINGS - AN OUTPATIENT-CLINIC, A DAY HOSPITAL, AND AN INPATIENT HOSPITAL

Compares teachers' ratings of the school behaviors of children enterin g an outpatient clinic, a day psychiatric program, and an inpatient ps ychiatric hospital. Many of the ratings did not discriminate among the three groups. Children starting outpatient versus day treatment were rated as higher in aggression, anxiety, and hostile withdrawal, and ch ildren beginning outpatient and day treatment versus inpatient treatme nt, were reported as more skilled socially.