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Moore, Shirley G., Ed.; Cooper, Catherine R., Ed. – 1982
This volume contains an introductory chapter on the use of research, and 13 reviews of the most recent research findings in selected areas of child development. The reviews are on topics of particular concern to practitioners in education, child care, and health and psychological services, and are appropriate for post-secondary, college-level, and…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Development, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1977
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Cause of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the second in a series of 19 hearings dating from…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Delinquent Behavior, Disadvantaged
Rowe, David C.; Elam, Patricia – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1987
Siblings are far more likely to be different than alike in personality and psychopathology. Different genes and different environmental experiences can account for why one sibling becomes mentally ill and another is not affected. Environmental experiences play a much greater role in sibling differentiation than has been previously recognized.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Psychology, Childhood Attitudes
Download full textNational Inst. of Mental Health (DHHS), Bethesda, MD. – 2001
This publication, written in Spanish, explains why women are at greater risk for depression than men. Types of depressive illnesses are explained along with the symptoms. It states that some women are predisposed genetically to depression but biochemical, environmental, psychological, and social factors also often contribute to its occurrence.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Biological Influences, Depression (Psychology), Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedAchenbach, Thomas M.; And Others – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1991
Parent-reported problems and competencies for national samples of 2,600 children and youth assessed at intake into mental health services were compared with 2,600 demographically matched nonreferred children assessed in a home interview study. Age, gender, regional, ethnic, and socioeconomic comparisons drawn from a new questionnaire are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Check Lists
Peer reviewedStambach, Amy – Comparative Education Review, 1998
Among the Chaggas on Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), "too much schooling" is believed to drive students, particularly girls, to the brink of madness. Fieldwork investigated culturally embedded attitudes toward education and the social development of young men and women, focusing on maintenance of family relations, single-sex isolation in…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Educational Attitudes
Direct linkFerdinand, Robert F.; Visser, Jeroen Heijmens; Hoogerheide, Kirsten N.; van der Ende, Jan; Kasius, Marianne C.; Koot, Hans M.; Verhulst, Frank C. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To compare the predictive validity of the clinical-diagnostic and the empirical-quantitative approach to assessment of childhood psychopathology, and to investigate the usefulness of combining both approaches. Method: A referred sample (N = 96), aged 6 to 12 years at initial assessment, was followed up across--on average--a period of…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Disorders, Predictive Validity
Andrade, Naleen N.; Hishinuma, Earl S.; McDermott, John F., Jr.; Johnson, Ronald C.; Goebert, Deborah A.; Makini, George K., Jr.; Nahulu, Linda B.; Yuen, Noelle Y. C.; McArdle, John J.; Bell, Cathy K.; Carlton, Barry S.; Miyamoto, Robin H.; Nishimura, Stephanie T.; Else, Iwalani R. N.; Guerrero, Anthony P. S.; Darmal, Arsalan; Yates, Alayne; Waldron, Jane A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objectives: The prevalence rates of disorders among a community-based sample of Hawaiian youths were determined and compared to previously published epidemiological studies. Method: Using a two-phase design, 7,317 adolescents were surveyed (60% participation rate), from which 619 were selected in a modified random sample during the 1992-1993 to…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Identification, Incidence, Anxiety
Douma, Jolanda C. H.; Dekker, Marielle C.; De Ruiter, Karen P.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Koot, Hans M. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To study the help-seeking process of parents for emotional or behavioral problems in their child with borderline to moderate intellectual disabilities. Method: In 2003, in a special education-based sample of 522 youths (ages 10-18 years, response = 77.9%), we studied the parents' perception of their child's problems, their subsequent…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents, Help Seeking
Kinzie, J. David – 1988
This paper describes the development of clinical programs for the psychiatric needs of refugees. It begins with a discussion of the known psychiatric epidemiology of immigrants and refugees: the increased likelihood of depression, schizophrenia, reactive psychoses from trauma, and organic or psychophysiological disorders. Barriers that refugees…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Differences, Medical Services, Mental Disorders
Peer reviewedManikam, Ramasamy; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
Self-report measures of depression, general psychopathology, and social skills were administered to 100 adolescents ranging from moderate mental retardation to above normal intelligence. Adolescents with mental retardation reported more depression and general psychopathology symptoms. Adaptive behavior functioned as a moderator variable, mediating…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewedBrent, 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
Peer reviewedWalker, R. Dale; And Others – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1996
A 10-year study identified risk factors and measured prevalence of alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and psychopathology in 523 urban American Indian adolescents and 276 urban Indian women. Describes study aims, research design, methods, sample characteristics, assessment instruments, substance use prevalence, and methodological issues related to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism
Peer reviewedMail, Patricia D.; And Others – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1996
Commentaries from 10 researchers concerning "Alcohol Abuse in Urban Indian Adolescents and Women: A Longitudinal Study for Assessment and Risk Evaluation" (R. Dale Walker and others). Reviewers commend the project for adding to the sparse longitudinal research on Indian peoples, while also pointing out problems and issues specific to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Criticism, Data Analysis
Green, Bonnie L.; Miranda, Jeanne; Daroowalla, Anahita; Siddique, Juned – Crime & Delinquency, 2005
A convenience sample of 100 female jail inmates was interviewed by two female clinical psychologists using measures of trauma exposure, psychopathology, sexual risk behavior, parenting skills, and perceived needs for service. Participants had high rates of lifetime trauma exposure (98%), current mental disorders (36%), and drug/alcohol problems…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Substance Abuse, Institutionalized Persons, Females
