A SHORT-TERM INPATIENT PROGRAM FOR MILDLY RETARDED ADOLESCENTS
Alvin S. Yusin M.D.1,
Diane Reardon PH.D.2,
Anita Henry M.S.W.2, and
Peggy Whiter R.N.2
1 University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles, California
2 Neuropsychiatric Institute University of California at Los Angeles
Mildly retarded adolescents who are having difficulty getting along in the community are admitted to a two-month inpatient program at the UCLA Neuropsy-chiatric Institute. The staff attempt to correct the adolescent's deviant behaviours through a milieu program based on a merit system and an interactional approach, through structured activities, and through psychotherapy or play therapy; the therapy is conducted by trainees from various disciplines, who also work with the parents.
