Effectiveness of residential treatment for psychotic and other disturbed children.

Children diagnosed “childhood schizophrenia” or “passive-aggressive personality” revealed several significant differences in presenting symptoms but very few differences on variables present during treatment or on measures of adjustment following treatment. Children judged as showing “good” overall adjustment at time of follow-up differed in presenting symptoms from those judged “fair or poor.” Evaluations of subsequent adjustment were unrelated to treatment variables such as IQ, drug therapy, psychotherapy, school experiences, and prognosis.