Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders articles from June 2003

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders archives from June 2003

Factors associated with community adjustment of young adults with serious emotional disturbance: a longitudinal analysis.
June 22, 2003... Rates of change in strength- and deficit-based behaviors in relation to community adjustment were examined for 292 participants in the 7-year longitudinal National Adolescent and Child Treatment Study (NACTS; Greenbaum et al., 1996) as they...

The role of caregiver strain and other family variables in determining children's use of mental health services.
June 22, 2003... This study used a prominent model of family stress and coping to examine whether caregiver and family variables predicted child mental health service utilization patterns, holding constant the child clinical and demographic variables. We were...

An experimental study of the effectiveness of intensive in-home crisis services for children and their families: program outcomes.
June 22, 2003... In this article, we describe the outcomes associated with a 3-year research demonstration project. It is the second of a two-part article concerned with this research conducted in the Bronx, New York, to examine the efficacy of three models of...

Family protective factors and behavioral outcome: the role of appraisal in family life events.
June 22, 2003... In this study we examined the relation among family life events, appraisal, and family protective factors in predicting behavioral outcome in 260 school-age children. Hierarchical analyses were conducted using appraisal-based calculations of...

Rejected youth in residential treatment: social affiliation and peer group configuration.
June 22, 2003... In this investigation we examined the social relationships formed by children who were identified as rejected. A total of 105 students attending a middle school (fourth through eighth grade) within a large community-style residential treatment...

Improving the effectiveness of behavioral classroom interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a case study.
June 22, 2003... Behavioral classroom interventions are an empirically supported treatment for attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This case study reports how modifications to an existing behavior management plan improved the behavioral...

Calendar.
June 22, 2003... June 2003 * June 23-25, 2003. Aspen, Colorado, Summer Institutes for Administrators, Special Education Teachers, and Classroom Teachers--"Creating Collaborative and Inclusive Schools." Contact: Dr. Lorna Idol, Phone/Fax: 512/343-6005;...