Discussed is psychotherapeutic treatment of children with minimal brain dysfunction. Therapy is directed toward both children and parents. (CB)

Defines drug abuse, identifies drug abusers, and emphasizes drug education in the family living context, as well as offering alternatives to drug use. (KJ)

Discusses the legal limits of school officials' control over student behavior. (JF)

No significant differences in the obstetric complication measures were found among the various diagnostic groupings of 61 psychologically or behaviorally disturbed children, nor between any complication measures and any of the three disturbed behavior patterns identified (psychotic withdrawal, acting-out aggression, organic signs). (KW)

Discussed is a contract", formulated by the teacher and her students at the suggestion of the consultant, designed to encourage less disruptive classroom behavior. The arrangement permits the student to learn or not to learn without having to cope with nagging by the teacher. (Author/CJ)

Describes treatment employing behavior modification techniques and consisting essentially of rewarding the entire class for academic improvement shown by the underachiever. (Author)

The diagnostic significance of central placement of the first Bender-Gestalt design was examined by comparing protocols of clinic-referred and nonreferred children matched for age and IQ. As predicted, central placement occurred with greater frequency in the clinic group, but its clinical utility is unclear. (Author/RD)

Outlines methods to prevent cheating in colleges by: (1) defining the problem; (2) describing physical arrangements of testing situations; and (3) stressing the importance of detection and retributions for academic dishonesty. The individual faculty member should control cheating. A "cheating" table provides suggestions for detecting and…

Research on psychotropic drug use by the mentally retarded and associated behavioral toxicity is reviewed, and suggestions for future research are offered, with implications for community based service delivery. (SEW)

Presenting complaints and problems of 28 Southeast Asian adolescent refugees who were seen by therapists at a U.S. hospital psychiatry department are described. Journal Availability: Subscription Department, The Williams Wilkins Co., 428 East Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202. (SEW)