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Direct linkWigal, Tim; Greenhill, Laurence; Chuang, Shirley; McGough, James; Vitiello, Benedetto; Skrobala, Anne; Swanson, James; Wigal, Sharon; Abikoff, Howard; Kollins, Scott; McCracken, James; Riddle, Mark; Posner, Kelly; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Davies, Mark; Thorp, Ben; Stehli, Annamarie – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To report on the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate (MPH) 3- to 5-year-old children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during 1 year of treatment. Method: Exactly 183 children (3-5 years old) entered a treatment study of MPH, consisting of a 1-week open-label lead-in (n = 183); a 5-week placebo-controlled,…
Descriptors: Safety, Maintenance, Preschool Children, Hyperactivity
Goldstein, Lauren H.; Harvey, Elizabeth A.; Friedman-Weieneth, Julie L.; Pierce, Courtney; Tellert, Alexis; Sippel, Jenna C. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
This study examined family stressors among 3-year-old children who were classified as hyperactive (HYP), hyperactive and oppositional defiant (HYP/OD), and non-problem based on mothers' reports of behavior. Children with HYP/OD were found to experience higher levels of family stressors than non-problem children on almost every family stressor…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Parents, Etiology, Behavior Problems
Download full textHodgens, J. Bart; Weber, Anna – 1992
This study involved 30 children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD+H), 14 children with attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADD-H), and 28 clinic control children, with a mean age of 8.1 years, and utilized an extreme groups methodology. The study tested the hypothesis that the teacher-rated social behavior of…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Children
PDF pending restorationSeverson, Herbert H. – 1976
This paper is a collection of data from several studies about the use of Systematic Relaxation and Biofeedback Training by school psychiatrists to help children develop greater self control and also to alleviate behavioral problems resulting from stress related disorders. In addition, classroom use of both techniques is suggested, explored, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Desensitization, Elementary School Students
Greenberg, Jerrold S. – 1974
The author, through an extensive review of the literature, describes the present state of knowledge regarding hyperkinetic syndrome. The review of the literature is organized into several categories: (1) hyperactive child syndrome, (2) the child's behavior, (3) treatment for the syndrome, and (4) the role of schools and school personnel.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy, Drug Use, Elementary Education
Goldstein, Sam; Goldstein, Michael – 2000
This booklet for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) provides information on the disorder. Sections address the symptoms and causes of ADHD, social problems of children with ADHD, factors relative to children and adolescents with ADHD at school, home interventions for ADHD, drug therapy, and future treatment…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing
Peer reviewedKoester, Lynne S.; Farley, Frank H. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1981
Describes the stimulation needs of some hyperkinetic children which can be met within the classroom environment. Suggests school counselors can provide guidance while the child is on drug therapy and encourage a transition to other forms of remediation. Urges counselors to help the child and teacher recognize warning symptoms. (JAC)
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Counselor Role
Peer reviewedOmiza, Michael M. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1980
The effects of relaxation training and biofeedback on five factors of self-concept among hyperactive male elementary school students are investigated: levels of aspiration; anxiety; academic interest and satisfaction; leadership and initiative; and identification v alienation. Findings suggest that relaxation training/biofeedback warrant inclusion…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHenker, Barbara; Whalen, Carol K. – American Psychologist, 1989
Reviews evolving conceptions of hyperactivity and attention deficits. The cognitive and social difficulties of hyperactive children may be better understood in terms of motivational and self-regulatory processes than as deficiencies in basic information processing. Discusses the role of stimulant medication. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children
Peer reviewedBender, William N.; Mathes, Mickie Y. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
This article offers educators of classes which include students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with a hierarchical intervention plan that includes unstructured, moderately structured, and highly structured monitoring and instructional intervention strategies including token economy, response cost, multiteacher behavioral contracts,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
This study examined response to treatment with methylphenidate (Ritalin) across 6 measures of cognitive, academic, and social functioning in 71 boys (ages 7-11) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Response ranged from 18 percent to 71 percent across the six measures, suggesting that classifying a child as a responder to methylphenidate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewedPulkkinen, Lea; Tremblay, Richard E. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1992
Studied patterns of boys' social development by examining data from two longitudinal studies: a Finnish study of eight year olds begun in 1968; and a French Canadian study of six year olds begun in 1984. Patterns were identified using variables of aggression, hyperactivity, inattentiveness, anxiety, and lack of prosocial behavior. (LB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Anxiety
Internalizing Problems and Their Relation to the Development of Disruptive Behaviors in Adolescence.
Peer reviewedLoeber, Rolf; And Others – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1994
Examined the intersection between internalizing and disruptive behavior problems in 890 inner-city boys in grades 4 and 7 over a 3-year period. Found that internalizing problems were more associated with a diagnosis of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder than with a diagnosis of conduct disorder. (MDM)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedLonigan, Christopher J.; Bloomfield, Brenlee G.; Anthony, Jason L.; Bacon, Kimberly D.; Samwel, Corine S.; Phillips, Beth M. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1999
A study examined the overlap between behaviors associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders and emergent literacy skills in 44 children from middle-income families and 41 Head Start children. Attention problems were associated with literacy skills in both groups, however, the effect was strongest for the middle-income group.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Emergent Literacy, Hyperactivity
Tasse, Marc J.; Lecavalier, Luc – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
A comparison between parent and teacher ratings of 109 school children on the French version of the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form, which measures social competence and problem behaviors of children with developmental disabilities, was conducted. Ratings differed significantly on three problem behavior subscales: conduct problem,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
