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The present study reports the outcome and follow-up data of 50 children and pre-adolescents consecutively admitted to a short-term child psychiatric inpatient treatment programme. Children were evaluated with the CGAS on admission, at discharge, and at 5-month and one-year follow-up after discharge.
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Sourander, A., Helenius, H. & Piha, J. Child psychiatric short-term inpatient treatment: CGAS as follow-up measure. Child Psych Hum Dev 27, 93–104 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02353803
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