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National Adolescent and Child Treatment Study (NACTS)

Outcomes for Children with Serious Emotional and Behavioral Disturbance

PAUL E. GREENBAUM, PhD, is a research associate professor Address: Paul E. Greenbaum, Department of Child and Family Studies, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612-3899.

Robert F. Dedrick

ROBERT F. DEDRICK, PhD, is an assistant professor

Robert M. Friedman

ROBERT M. FRIEDMAN, PhD, is a professor and chair

Krista Kutash

KRISTA KUTASH, PhD, is a research assistant professor

Eric C. Brown, MA

ERIC C. BROWN, MA, is coordinator of statistical research

Sharon P. Lardieri, MSW

SHARON P. LARDIERI, MSW, is a research assistant professor

Amy M. Pugh, MA

AMY M. PUGH, MA, is a senior statistician at the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

The specific purpose of the study was to compile descriptive data on children with serious emotional disturbance (SED), including (a) demographic and family characteristics, (b) level of psychological and adaptive functioning, (c) services received, and (d) outcomes or how the children fared over time. The sample consisted of 812 children, ages 8 to 18 years (M = 13.89 years, SD = 2.35), who had been identified as having SED and were being served by either mental health (46%) or public school (54%) systems in accordance with P.L. 94–142. Data were collected annually during a 7-year period. Results indicated that, at entry into the study, the children already had serious problems in many domains and the problems remained serious for these children at the end of the study.

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 4, No. 3, 130-146 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/106342669600400301


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