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Center for Collegiate Mental Health, 2022
The Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) 2021 Annual Report describes 153,233 unique college students, nationally and internationally, seeking mental health treatment; 4,043 clinicians; and more than 1,135,520 appointments from the 2020-2021 academic year. This is the 13th year the report has been produced. This year's report specifically…
Descriptors: College Students, Mental Health, Access to Health Care, Health Needs
Luiselli, James K., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Aggressive and destructive behaviors are an ongoing challenge for many children, adolescents, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). What's behind these high-risk behaviors, and how can professionals help manage them? Discover the answers in this comprehensive text, the most up-to-date compendium of knowledge on…
Descriptors: Evidence, Obesity, Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior
Borrero, Carrie S. W.; Woods, Julia N.; Borrero, John C.; Masler, Elizabeth A.; Lesser, Aaron D. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior typically include conditions to determine if the contingent delivery of attention, tangible items, or escape reinforce food refusal. In the current investigation, descriptive analyses were conducted for 25 children who had been admitted to a program for the assessment and treatment of food…
Descriptors: Topography, Behavior Modification, Probability, Eating Disorders
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Bandelow, Borwin; Schmahl, Christian; Falkai, Peter; Wedekind, Dirk – Psychological Review, 2010
The neurobiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD) remains unclear. Dysfunctions of several neurobiological systems, including serotoninergic, dopaminergic, and other neurotransmitter systems, have been discussed. Here we present a theory that alterations in the sensitivity of opioid receptors or the availability of endogenous opioids…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Substance Abuse, Aggression, Injuries
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Matson, Johnny L.; Mahan, Sara; Sipes, Megan; Kozlowski, Alison M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Comorbid psychopathology and challenging behaviors often occur among persons with developmental disabilities. However, little attention to this issue has been reported in young children. In this study, individuals 17 through 36 months of age with varying diagnoses, such as intellectual disability, developmental delay, and Down syndrome, among…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Down Syndrome, Young Children
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Dominick, Kelli C.; Davis, Naomi Ornstein; Lainhart, Janet; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Folstein, Susan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
The frequency, course, and inter-relationships of atypical eating, sleeping, self-injurious behavior, aggression and temper tantrums in children with autism and children with a history of language impairment (HLI), was investigated using a parent interview that was created to examine these problem behaviors. The relationships between these…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Sleep, Self Destructive Behavior, Language Aptitude