Assessed were changes in the intensity of behavior problems in 28 children over the course of a 12-week hospitalization period in a child psychiatry inpatient service. Results indicated that the symptoms of uncontrolled aggression, misbehavior, and excessive dependency were more vivid 60 days after admission than after 14 days. (Author/RH)

A single parent describes her struggles with her young son whose hyperactive disruptive behavior aggravated an already failing marriage. She notes the help provided by advocacy and support groups. (CL)

The paper presents the case of a sixth-grade boy, labeled dyslexic, who responded positively to a biochemical approach. Remedy of iron, zinc, and Vitamin B-6 deficiencies as well as an imbalance of fatty acids resulted in improvements in hair and skin and also in reading. A biochemical approach to behavior problems is proposed. (Author/CL)

Describes the prevalence of behavior problems in two populations of preschool children in London and discusses the continuities of common problems over time. Implications for services and the need for intervention studies are examined. (RH)

Teachers' responses to inappropriate behavior were significantly lower when addressing the misbehavior of a handicapped child as opposed to misbehavior of a nonhandicapped child. When the child was handicapped, the teacher was significantly more willing to use corporal punishment, have the child reassigned, and predict future academic failure.…

The article examines the issue of giftedness and delinquency based on a research review and a two-year study of 268 delinquents in a suburban court system. Two juxtaposed theories evolve from this review about the likelihood of gifted youth to engage in inappropriate behavior and become delinquent. (Author)

Aberrant behavior is viewed from a pragmatic (communicative function) approach, and three types of pragmatically oriented interventions are discussed: (1) teaching alternative communicative behavior, (2) teaching other functionally related alternative responses, and (3) manipulating antecedent conditions. An assessment strategy for forming…

The paper examines common myths about corporal punishment (e.g., that it builds character), discusses potential problems from its use (such as loss of self-esteem and development of counterproductive behavior), and describes three positive approaches to discipline (behavior modification, social learning, and communication skills training).…

School board assessment of children with emotional and behavior problems should involve parents, teachers, and specialists. Referrals are made to psychologists in cases of severe disturbance, and close contact between psychiatrists and teachers is required. (CL)

The poem describes the American Indian and his acculturation into white society. (FF)

Vivian Harlan, M.D., before the Thirteenth National Confrerence on Physicians and Schools, Chicago, 1971, presents a case for requiring medical therapy for hyperactive children to succeed in schools. The type of therapy to be prescribed is the perogative of the physician consulted by the family. (Author)

The diversity of people within the hard core unemployed'' is shown in a classification of hard core unemployed as: (1) socially deprived, (2) non-socially deprived with behavior difficulties, (3) socially deprived potential unemployed, and (4) potentially hard core unemployed with behavioral difficulties. (MU)

Answers to the problems of educating urban youth are needed. (CK)

In examining if ex-addicts are poor employment risks, the results support the view that addicts are handicapped persons with a distinctive set of personal and life experience factors that represent impediments to obtaining legitimate employment. (Author/CG)

This study on operant conditioning showed that both groups showed significant improvement in reading skills from pretest to posttest, but that the reinforced group showed significantly more improvement than the nonreinforced group. (Author)