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The Day Treatment Program

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Day treatment programs for emotionally disturbed children are a relatively recent development in the mental health field. The first North American day program developed within a traditional hospital was established in Montreal by Cameron in 1946. Historically, “psychiatric units in general hospitals were handicapped by three traditional medical characteristics: (a) a hospital is a place to go to bed, (b) a patient stays until he is well, and (c) only the patient is treated” (Glasscote et al., 1969, p. 1). Day programs allow the patient to be treated within the context of the family.

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  1. Inpatient Unit, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Leon Hoffman M.D. (Psychiatrist-in-Charge, Assistant Clinical Professor) (Psychiatrist-in-Charge, Assistant Clinical Professor)

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Johns, C. (1982). The Day Treatment Program. In: Hoffman, L. (eds) The Evaluation and Care of Severely Disturbed Children and Their Families. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6299-9_15

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