Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders articles from December 2006

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders archives from December 2006

From the editor.(Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)(Douglas Cheney and Krista Kutash appointed)
December 22, 2006... For 14 years I have served as editor of the Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, the past 6 years as senior editor. To paraphrase Charles Dickens, editing a professional journal was the best of times and the worst of times. The worst...

Children in out-of-home care: entry into intensive or restrictive mental health and residential care placements.(psychological research)(includes statistical tables)(Clinical report)
December 22, 2006... Using longitudinal data from the National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), this study investigates entry into intensive or restrictive settings during a 36-month study period. Specifically, this analysis examines entry into...

Interrelationships among language skills, externalizing behavior, and academic fluency and their impact on the academic skills of students with ED.(psychological research)(emotional disturbance)(includes statistical table)
December 22, 2006... There is growing interest in understanding the factors that influence the academic achievement of students with emotional disturbance (ED). Structural equation modeling was used to test the interrelationships among language skills,...

Suspension, race, and disability: analysis of statewide practices and reporting.(psychological research)(includes statistical table)
December 22, 2006... This analysis of statewide suspension data from 1995 to 2003 in Maryland investigated disproportionate suspensions of minority students and students with disabilities. We found substantial increases in overall rates of suspensions from 1995 to...

Education and treatment for boys who set fires: specificity, moderators, and predictors of recidivism.(psychological research)(includes statistical tables)(Clinical report)
December 22, 2006... Given the relative absence of treatment outcome studies, information about the specificity and utility of interventions for children who set fires has not been reported. In a treatment outcome study with young boys referred for firesetting that...

Impact of team structure on achieving treatment goals in a system of care.(psychological research)(includes statistical tables)(Clinical report)
December 22, 2006... Although some evidence suggests that providing treatment via service coordination teams is related to improved outcomes among youth in a system of care, the aspects of team structure that contribute to treatment effectiveness are not well...

Calendar.(Calendar)
December 22, 2006... January 2007 * January 31-February 2, 2007. Division on Developmental Disabilities (CEC) 10th International Conference on Cognitive Disabilities/Mental Retardation, Autism, and Other Developmental Disabilities. Kona, HI. Contact: e-mail:...