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Elizabeth DeGrace

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• Research Article
  Outcome Study of Intensive Day Treatment for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  Author(s): Nazanin Alavi*, Nasreen Roberts, and Elizabeth DeGrace Nazanin Alavi*, Nasreen Roberts, and Elizabeth DeGrace
  
  Objectives: a) To study the characteristics of children referred to day treatment for Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). b) To study association between outcome and the variables understudy. Method: This was a retrospective chart review of all children and adolescents with PDD, who attended a hospital based Day treatment program. Demographic data and variables such as type of community classroom they came from, Length of Stay (LOS), full scale IQ scores, DSM-IV Diagnosis and type of placement at discharge were extracted. Descriptive statistic was used for categorical data and multinomial logistic regression was used for association between outcome and variables understudy. Results: There was an association between gender and outcome, females had better outcome than males. 2/3 of the patients with and without .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7890.1000137

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