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Concomitant Learning Disabilities and Learning Problems among Students with Behavioral/Emotional Disorders.

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Fessler, Marjorie A.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1991

Of 124 students (ages 5-15) with behavioral/emotional problems, 38 percent were identified as also having learning disabilities and an additional 17.8 percent as having learning problems. The incidence of learning disabilities decreased with age, but that of learning problems remained stable regardless of age groupings. (DB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances

Epidemiologic Data on Seriously Emotionally Disturbed and Learning Disabled Adolescents: Reporting Extreme Depressive Symptomatology.

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Maag, John W.; Behrens, John T. – Behavioral Disorders, 1989

The study examined the relationship between extreme levels of depressive symptomatology and age, gender, and placement label among 465 secondary-level students in special education resource programs for the seriously emotionally disturbed and learning disabled. Gender was the only significant predictor of severe depressive symptomatology, with…

Descriptors: Age Differences, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances, Incidence