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Peer reviewedBender, William N.; Rosenkrans, Cecilia B.; Crane, Mary-Kay – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1999
Research is reviewed on stress, depression, and suicide among adolescents with learning disabilities from the risk resilience perspective. Adolescents with nonverbal learning disabilities and/or those who are less academically adept manifest higher rates of depression. Some evidence also exists to support an increased risk of suicide among this…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), High Risk Students
