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Direct linkGambrill, Eileen – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
The "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM) is one of the most successful technologies in modern times. In spite of well-argued critiques, the DSM and the idea of "mental illness" on which it is based flourish, with ever more (mis)behaviors labeled as brain diseases. Problems in living and related distress…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Behavior Modification, Ethics
Peer reviewedApter, A.; Tyano, S. – Journal of Adolescence, 1988
Reports experience with 14 adolescent cases of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Discusses adolescents' tendency not to cooperate with behavior therapy and medication, and the usefulness of psychotherapy in treating these patients. Concludes that non-specific milieu therapy leads to recovery in a majority of adolescent obsessive compulsives. Admits…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Drug Therapy, Foreign Countries
Bingaman, David E. – 1986
This document presents a definition and description of anorexia nervosa as a disorder that occurs predominantly in girls and that can affect 1 out of every 250 girls between the ages of 12 and 18 years. The existence of a distorted mental body image among anorexics is discussed and symptoms of the disorder are described, including amenorrhea…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Behavior Modification, Body Image, Drug Therapy
Peer reviewedFewell, Rebecca R.; Deutscher, Barbara – Infants and Young Children, 2002
The rise in the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is discussed and information is offered on behaviors signaling the need for referral in very young children. Positive and negative effects of medications are discussed, along with specific behavioral coping strategies for both home and group care. (Contains…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping
Peer reviewedMichelson, Larry K.; Marchione, Karen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Examines theoretical, methodologic, and research issues as well as strengths, limitations, and possible interactions pertaining to behavioral, cognitive, and pharmacological treatments of panic disorder with agoraphobia. Compares attrition, outcome, and maintenance effects and presents composite indices of significant improvement, endstate…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Drug Therapy
Peer reviewedWhalen, Carol K.; Henker, Barbara – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Compares three treatment modalities for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) including stimulant treatments, primarily methylphenidate; behavioral treatments, including contingency management and parent training; and cognitive-behavioral or self-regulation therapies. Discusses methodological quandaries, constricted focus, and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Cognitive Restructuring
