PMID- 17375813
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070509
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1359-1045 (Print)
IS  - 1359-1045 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 1
DP  - 2007 Jan
TI  - Outcome of patients attending a specialist educational and mental health service 
      for social anxiety disorders.
PG  - 117-24
AB  - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of adolescents with 
      anxiety-based school attendance problems enrolled in a specialist adolescent 
      educational and mental health program that provides educational assistance and 
      social skills development, and to suggest key elements that may account for its 
      apparent effectiveness. Young people attending the Sulman Program in Sydney, 
      Australia, between March 2003 and December 2004 were identified. Baseline 
      information was gathered from the medical records, pre and postintervention 
      personal development questionnaires were given to students, and pre and 
      postratings of function were made. Those attending the program showed improvement 
      in their general level of functioning indicated by completion of a year-long 
      course of study (17 of 24), preparation for employment (17), increased 
      independent travel (5), and self-rated improvement in social skills, stress 
      tolerance and emotional literacy. Pre and poststaff ratings on the Health of the 
      Nation Outcomes Scales Child and Adolescent (HoNOSCA), Children's Global 
      Assessment Scale (CGAS) and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) indicated 
      improvement in personal and social functioning. Parental satisfaction was rated 
      as high. The findings confirm the effectiveness of, and need for, flexible 
      programs to support adolescents with social anxiety disorder and other 
      longer-term mental health problems to offset the adverse consequences of early 
      withdrawal from educational and social environments. Several elements may help to 
      explain the program's effectiveness and provide guidance for similar programs 
      elsewhere.
FAU - Mcshane, Gerard
AU  - Mcshane G
AD  - St Joseph's College, Australia. gerrymcshane@hotmail.com
FAU - Bazzano, Cheryl
AU  - Bazzano C
FAU - Walter, Garry
AU  - Walter G
FAU - Barton, Giles
AU  - Barton G
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry
JT  - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry
JID - 9604507
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Australia
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Mental Health Services/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Patient Compliance/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Patient Education as Topic
MH  - Phobic Disorders/*epidemiology/*therapy
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 2007/03/23 09:00
MHDA- 2007/05/10 09:00
CRDT- 2007/03/23 09:00
PHST- 2007/03/23 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/05/10 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/03/23 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1177/1359104507071090 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2007 Jan;12(1):117-24. doi: 
      10.1177/1359104507071090.