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Followup
school assessments were conducted 12 mo and 18 mo following completion
of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a behavioral family therapy
for preschool children with disruptive behavior disorders, in an attempt
to investigate the stability of the C. B. McNeil et al (1991) study results.
The 12 male Ss in the treatment group (mean age 4 yrs and 8 mo at the pre-treatment
stage) displayed significant home and school behavior problems prior to
treatment, and showed clinically significant improvement in home behavior
after completing the 14-session program. Additionally, behavioral improvements
generalized to school without direct classroom intervention. At the 12-mo
followup, Ss in the treatment group maintained post-treatment improvements
on observational and teacher rating measures of classroom conduct problems
and showed further improvements in social competency. Compared to the 72
control Ss, the treatment group improved to within the normal range of
conduct problems and social competence at the 12-mo followup. At the 18-mo
followup, Ss maintained improvements in compliance, but demonstrated declines
on most measures into the range of pre-treatment levels.
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