ERIC Number: EJ356802
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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How Is Playroom Behavior Observation Used in the Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder?
Roberts, Mary Ann
Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, v19 n1-2 p65-74 Fall-Win 1986
The article describes an observational playroom procedure (Structured Observation of Academic and Play Settings) used for evaluating symptomatic behaviors of hyperactive boys in the clinic setting. Case studies are presented to illustrate the differing pattern of playroom behavior in boys with different types of externalizing disorders. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Hyperactivity, Males, Observation, Play
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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