Presents a model for diagnostic teaching, a design for preparation of diagnostic teachers, and a list of administrative considerations for implementing the model. (DR)

It is concluded that a child's separation from his family constitutes a potential cause of short-term distress but separation is of little direct importance as a cause of long-term disorder. (Author)

Two social workers and a pediatrician working as a team helped parents who brought their children to a medical center to perceive the parent-child relationship as a causative factor in developmental difficulties. (Author/AJ)

The study found that 41 per cent of the elementary school students studied were identified as having learning and/or behavior disorders, although previous testing yielded normal results. The authors questioned the ability of the educational system to accommodate the range of student differences. (Author/CB)

Practical suggestions to help teachers plan field trips that will be helpful experiences for school children who are more vulnerable, fearful, confused and destructive than most of their peers. (NH)

It was concluded that the assumption of diminished problem solving capacity in suicidal adolescents is correct. (Author)

Demands for a lounge for homosexual students at Columbia spotlights a troublesome issue that soon may be surfacing on many other campuses. (Editor)

Results of intensive interviews with close friends or relatives of the decedent indicated that at least 60

Differences in problematic behavior of 50 Hispanic and 50 Anglo hospitalized inpatients of the Colorado State Hospital were assessed, using a list of 62 problem variables constructed from individual case records. Results indicated that socioeconomic conditions alone are insufficient in explaining the prevalence of mental illness within the…

Three groups of kindergarten-age children referred for hyperactivity, who varied with regard to symptom pervasiveness, were compared with each other and with a group of normal controls on a variety of biological, psychological, and behavioral variables. Direct observation, rather than biological and psychological test data, most clearly…