Effects of a Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach on an Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Unit.

Objective: Effects of collaborative problem-solving (CPS) approaches on an inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit were investigated during this study, modeling Dr. Ross Greene's CPS theory, which considers that cognitive deficits are associated with adolescent behavioral dysfunction; his research, treatment, and subsequent results on similar units were notably successful.

Problem: The staff viewed prestudy, negative behavior modification and resultant punitive consequences as culturally acceptable.