A Childhood Learning Disability that Predisposes those Afflicted to Adolescent and Adult Depression and Suicide Risk.

Rourke, Byron P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ388807

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Childhood Learning Disability that Predisposes those Afflicted to Adolescent and Adult Depression and Suicide Risk.

Rourke, Byron P.; And Others

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v22 n3 p169-74 Mar 1989

A study of the adolescent and adult manifestations of a childhood nonverbal learning disability focused on the adaptive difficulties of these individuals, deriving from the pattern of neuropsychological abilities and deficits typical of the syndrome, and the high risk of depression and suicide. A case study is presented. (MSE)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Children, Depression (Psychology), High Risk Persons, Learning Disabilities, Suicide

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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