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The Relationships between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Conduct Disorder (CD) and Problematic Drug Use (PDU)
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Roy, Alastair – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2008
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature examining the relationships between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD) and problematic drug use (PDU). The review considers the main debates around the structure and aetiology of ADHD and the main theoretical frameworks offered to explain the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Behavior Disorders, Drug Use
Implications of DSM-IV for the Practice of School Psychology: Introduction to the Mini-Series.
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Power, Thomas J.; DuPaul, George J. – School Psychology Review, 1996
This miniseries summarizes the major modifications in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM), and evaluates research pertaining to the changes made in the criteria for diagnoses. States that it is important for school psychologists to understand the contributions and limitations of the DSM because they often…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Health, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education
Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder: An Interactional Perspective.
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Murphy, Vincent; Hicks-Stewart, Kathleen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
In response to Larry Silver (EC 231 774) concerning whether attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder is a learning disability via a related disorder, this article proposes an interactional perspective that stresses the educational needs of the child within his/her total environmental context. It also summarizes the current empirical and clinical…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Methodological Issues in the Classification of Attention-Related Disorders.
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Fletcher, Jack M.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
For successful classification of children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, major issues include (1) the need for explicit studies of identification criteria; (2) the need for systematic sampling strategies; (3) development of hypothetical classifications; and (4) systematic assessment of reliability and validity of hypothetical…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders: A Functional Approach to Assessment and Treatment.
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Maag, John W.; Reid, Robert – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This paper postulates that cultural and societal factors have exerted a powerful force on the conceptualization and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. A functional assessment approach is presented, along with a model for classifying performance deficits and methods for selecting intervention strategies based on the model.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Influences
ADHD: A Psychological Response to an Evolving Concept (Report of a Working Party of the British Psychological Association).
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Reason, Rea – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
This article is an abridged version of a British Psychological Society paper that addresses research relevant to current understanding of the notion of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from an historical, psychological, and biological perspective. Also discusses implications for practice in the light of the information obtained. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Classification, Educational History
Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorders in DSM-IV: Scientific Basis and Implications for Education.
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McBurnett, Keith; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1993
This article discusses the history of revisions to the category of "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); results of field trials for the forthcoming fourth edition of the DSM; and the relevance, functions, and limitations of DSM-IV diagnosis for educational…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions
Conduct Disorder and Comorbidity.
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Stahl, Nicole D.; Clarizio, Harvey F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1999
Provides critical examination of research published during past ten years addressing Conduct Disorder (CD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and internalizing disorders. Concludes comorbidity varies with age, gender, informant, diagnostic criteria, and nature of the sample. Implications of comorbidity…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Classification
A Conceptual Framework for Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Shaywitz, Bennett A.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1994
This paper discusses distinguishing learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from each other and from other problems of childhood; a new conceptual model and working definition for reading disability; distinction between the psychological construct of "attention" and ADHD, the disorder; and the need for a…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Definitions
Behavioral Subtypes of Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Dykman, Roscoe A.; Ackerman, Peggy T. – Exceptional Children, 1993
This article reviews research on three behavioral subtypes of attention deficit disorder (ADD): (1) without hyperactivity (ADD/WO), (2) with hyperactivity, and (3) with hyperactivity and aggression (ADDHA). Children with ADDHA appear to be at increased risk of having oppositional and conduct disorders, whereas children with ADD/WO show symptoms…
Descriptors: Anxiety, At Risk Persons, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Developmental Language Disorders in Children: Relationship with Learning Disability and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Riccio, Cynthia A.; Hynd, George W. – School Psychology Review, 1993
Presents research relative to importance of language in psychosocial development and skill acquisition as well as diagnostic classification of language disorders. Reviews research that explores comorbidity relative to relationship between language disorders and learning disability. Examines high comorbidity of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Development, Children, Classification
The Nature and Characteristics of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Frick, Paul J.; Lahey, Benjamin B. – School Psychology Review, 1991
Current research on the basic characteristics of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (childhood hyperactivity) is reviewed, and a critique of the most recent classification system is given. The current definition ignores important distinctions among the attention deficit disorders. Primary symptoms and associated adjustment problems are…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Children, Classification