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. 2000 Feb;39(2):161-8.
doi: 10.1097/00004583-200002000-00014.

Dose effect in child psychotherapy: outcomes associated with negligible treatment

A R Andrade  1 , E W Lambert, L Bickman
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Dose effect in child psychotherapy: outcomes associated with negligible treatment

A R Andrade et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2000 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To compare the outcomes of children who received negligible amounts of outpatient treatment to children receiving more treatment.

Method: A random regression longitudinal model was used to analyze outcomes of children (aged 5-17 years) from the Fort Bragg Evaluation Project.

Results: In examining several outcomes, the results show no statistically significant dose effect.

Conclusions: Children receiving substantial amounts of treatment showed no better mental health outcomes than those receiving negligible amounts of treatment. The results do not support the existence of a dose effect consistent enough to guide clinicians, administrators, or policymakers.

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