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Kimonis, Eva R.; Ogg, Julia; Fefer, Sarah – Communique, 2014
Children with symptoms of oppositional-defiant and conduct disorders (ODD/CD) pose significant challenges within educational settings. The worldwide prevalence among 6-18 year olds is 3.3% for ODD and 3.2% for CD (Canino, Polanczyk, Bauermeister, Rohde, & Frick, 2010). Students with conduct problems often display aggressive and antisocial…
Descriptors: Youth, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Aggression
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Burke, Jeffrey D.; Stepp, Stephanie D. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
Very few studies have prospective information, especially regarding males, on the prediction of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in adulthood from psychiatric disorders in childhood. Certain childhood disorders, however, have notably similar features in common with BPD. In particular, the affective dysfunction, hostility and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Personality Problems, Conflict, Prediction
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Schuppert, H. Marieke; Timmerman, Marieke E.; Bloo, Josephine; van Gemert, Tonny G.; Wiersema, Herman M.; Minderaa, Ruud B.; Emmelkamp, Paul M. G.; Nauta, Maaike H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training (ERT), a 17-session weekly group training for adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms. Method: One hundred nine adolescents with borderline traits (73% meeting the full criteria for BPD) were randomized to treatment as usual only (TAU) or ERT + TAU.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Personality Problems, Mental Disorders, Outcomes of Treatment
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Burke, Jeffrey D. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: A dimension of negatively oriented affect within oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms, which has been described as irritability, has been shown to predict depression and anxiety. Related constructs have been linked to temperament and personality constructs. However, only a few studies have examined the prediction from…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Personality Problems, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
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Castellanos-Ryan, Natalie; Conrod, Patricia J. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
Externalising behaviours such as substance misuse (SM) and conduct disorder (CD) symptoms highly co-ocurr in adolescence. While disinhibited personality traits have been consistently linked to externalising behaviours there is evidence that these traits may relate differentially to SM and CD. The current study aimed to assess whether this was the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Personality Traits, Conceptual Tempo, Prevention
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Cerutti, R.; Manca, M.; Presaghi, F.; Gratz, Kim L. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
The aims of this study were to investigate the rates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) behavior among an Italian adolescent sample, as well as to explore its clinical correlates. On a sample of 234 adolescents in Italian secondary schools (Mean age = 16.47; SD = 1.7) were assessed the DSH as well as externalizing symptoms (including both conduct…
Descriptors: Accidents, Personality Problems, Natural Disasters, Family Violence
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Smith, Adam – Psychological Record, 2006
This article presents 7 simple models of the relationship between cognitive empathy (mental perspective taking) and emotional empathy (the vicarious sharing of emotion). I consider behavioral outcomes of the models, arguing that, during human evolution, natural selection may have acted on variation in the relationship between cognitive empathy and…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Personality Problems, Empathy, Attribution Theory
Putnam, Frank W.; Trickett, Penelope K. – 1993
This paper reviews the research on dissociation and the development of psychopathology in children and adolescents. Definitions and dimensions of dissociation are addressed, noting its range from normative daydreaming to the extremes found in individuals with multiple personality disorder. Memory dysfunctions, disturbances of identity, passive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Children
Putnam, Frank W. – 1997
From amnesia to auditory hallucinations, the symptoms of pathological dissociation are among the most devastating effects of childhood maltreatment. Ways in which therapists can provide a comprehensive developmental approach to understanding, diagnosing, and treating this challenging clinical population are presented in this text. After reviewing…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse
Jacobs, John R.; Bovasso, Gregory – 1994
Depersonalization and the correct identification of the symptoms of depersonalization remain a source of controversy in psychiatry. For this study, 232 university students (75 percent women) answered questions on the Differential Personality Inventory. Five types of depersonalization experiences, based on earlier scales, were then used to cluster…
Descriptors: Alienation, Behavior, Behavior Disorders, College Students
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Lester, David; Whipple, Melissa – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1996
In a sample of students (n=93), preference for country and western music was not associated with depression or suicidal preoccupation as has been suggested by Stack and Gundlach. However, preference for heavy metal music was associated with prior suicidal ideation. Stronger associations were found between music preferences and measures of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Counseling
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Brent, David A. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1995
Reviews psychopathologic risk factors for adolescent suicide and suicidal behavior, namely, affective, disruptive, substance abuse, psychotic, and personality disorders. Discusses interaction of psychopathology with age and gender. Reviews role of family environmental risk factors and stress events in suicide and suicidal behavior, both alone and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Death