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Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Preventing School Failure, 2001
This article raises four issues in the education of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. These are: (1) misidentification, (2) diagnostic omission of comorbidity, (3) psychopharmacologic under treatment, and (4) misunderstanding of developmental psychopathology. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Drug Therapy
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2003
The author urges the field of education for children with emotional or behavioral disorders to address three critical areas: (1) developmental psychopathology (to improve early identification and prevention); (2) psychiatric comorbidity (e.g., disruptive disorders present with depression or anxiety disorder); and (3) psychopharmacology (especially…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Drug Therapy, Early Identification
