Attention Deficit Disorder as a Factor in the Origin of Behavioural Disturbance in Schools.

Place, Maurice; Wilson, Jo; Martin, Elaine; Hulsmeier, Jessica

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Publication Date: 1999

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Attention Deficit Disorder as a Factor in the Origin of Behavioural Disturbance in Schools.

Place, Maurice; Wilson, Jo; Martin, Elaine; Hulsmeier, Jessica

British Journal of Special Education, v26 n3 p158-63 Sep 1999

A study of 85 English children (ages 8-13) whose behavior had prompted placement in a school for students with emotional and behavioral disorders found an overall rate of psychiatric disturbance in the group was 86 percent, and, in particular, the rate of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was 70 percent. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Mental Disorders, Psychological Characteristics, Student Placement

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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