The court's psychotherapeutic treatment orders were noted and parental compliance with those orders documented and analyzed. The court issued one or more specific treatment orders to 87 percent of all parents. The most common referrals were those for drug or alcohol treatment, individual psychotherapy, and family treatment. Treatment compliance was significantly lowered in those parents with substance abuse problems. Compliance was also significantly lower among those parents who sexually and/or physically maltreated their children than among parents who neglected but did not physically or sexually maltreat their children. 3 tables. 15 references. (Author abstract modified)