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Classroom Instructional Characteristics in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Comparison of Pure and Mixed Subgroups.
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Forness, Steven R.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
This study examined intelligence and academic characteristics of 30 elementary aged boys with pure hyperactivity and 41 boys with hyperactivity mixed with additional conduct or oppositional defiant disorders. Findings suggest a great deal of heterogeneity on all measures along with some decrement in academic performance when conduct or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education
Simple versus Complex Conduct Disorders: Identification and Phenomenology.
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Forness, Steven R.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This article examines the possibility that a variety of other psychiatric disorders may be associated with conduct disorders in children, and these additional disorders may require very different interventions. Extrapolation of symptoms from classroom inattention or disruptive behavior and estimated prevalence are discussed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Incidence
Risk Factors Associated with the Co-Occurrence of Hyperactivity-Impulsivity-Inattention and Conduct Problems.
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Gresham, Frank M.; Lane, Kathleen L.; McIntyre, Laura Lee; Olson-Tinker, Heidi; Dolstra, Lisa; MacMillan, Donald M.; Lambros, Katina M.; Bocian, Kathleen – Behavioral Disorders, 2001
Results of a study indicate that of 37 students who met the criteria for hyperactivity-impulsivity-inattention and conduct problems in third grade, 13 continued to meet the criteria in fifth grade. Students who remained stable, who improved, or who became worse differed significantly on key risk and protective variables. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education
Recent Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Behavioral Interventions and Psychopharmacologic Treatments for Students with EBD
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Forness, Steven R.; Freeman, Stephanny F. N.; Paparella, Tanya – Behavioral Disorders, 2006
Although many psychopharmacologic treatments and behavioral or cognitive behavioral interventions have been established as evidence-based practices, they have seldom been directly compared to one another as to outcome in children with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). In this paper, we present findings from 6 recent randomized clinical…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Behavior Disorders, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders
Medicating Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and ADHD: A State Survey.
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Runnheim, Veronica A.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1996
Wisconsin teachers provided information on 1,300 students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) who were receiving medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The ADHD/EBD students comprised approximately 26% of all EBD students. The most common medication was Ritalin, and teachers believed the medication effectively…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
Discriminant Validity of a DSM-IV-Based Teacher Checklist: Comparison of Regular and Special Education Students.
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Mattison, Richard E.; Gadow, Kenneth D.; Sprafkin, Joyce; Nolan, Edith E. – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
The teacher version of the Child Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4T) investigated prevalence of DSM-IV symptoms in 852 boys (ages 6-12) with emotional/behavioral disorders refereed for psychiatric consultation, in special education, referred to an outpatient clinic, or in regular education. Symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Education
Measuring Problem Behaviors in Young Children.
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Konold, Timothy R.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C. – Behavioral Disorders, 2003
A study involving 1,097 2-year-olds examined whether the items located on the Child Behavior Checklist/1-5 would provide reasonable indicators of the seven first-order behavioral dimensions purportedly measured by this instrument. Results support the presence of six factors: somatic complaints, withdrawn, attention problems, aggressive behaviors,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales
Language Disabilities of Antisocial Boys in Residential Treatment.
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Warr-Leeper, Genese; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This article describes the language abilities of 20 boys aged 10 to 13.5 years who were admitted to residential treatment because of their significant and persistent antisocial behavior. Primary diagnoses included oppositional/defiant disorder and conduct disorder. Eighty percent carried the additional diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis