Studied 15 adolescent runaways in an inpatient long-term treatment setting. Results showed that more runaways were male, and most were away only a short time. In many cases, behavior improvement resulted. Impulsive behavior and anxiety were related to the short time and distance of elopement. (Author/JAC)

Explored relationship between perceived control and treatment outcome with adolescents exhibiting internalizing or externalizing behavior problems. Externalizing offenders experienced better treatment outcomes when they acknowledged their problem and credited themselves with success. Internalizing offenders, who attributed failures to themselves…