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Treating severely disturbed adolescents in a residential hospital required a setting, frame, and technical approach different from treating adults. This paper reviews similarities and differences between the adult and adolescent settings and suggests that elements of the adolescent model can be successfully applied to less restrictive settings, preserving some of the clinical lessons learned in the Adolescent and Child Division of Chestnut Lodge.