Citation

Penzerro RM, Lein L. Child Welf. 1995; 74(2): 351-366.

Affiliation

Worden School of Social Service, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7705170

Abstract

An ethnographic study of boys in residential treatment reports on a small subsample of older adolescents diagnosed with conduct disorder. Attachment theory and research inform the basis for analysis of the study's observations. Findings indicate that conduct-disordered out-of-home care drifters display exceptionally clear patterns of alienation in relation to transitions from placement to placement. Implications of the findings for care and discharge planning are discussed.

Language: en