Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders articles from September 2004

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders archives from September 2004

Level and change in reading scores and attention problems during elementary school as predictors of problem behavior in middle school.
September 22, 2004... This study examined heterogeneity in change in reading test scores and attention problems during middle childhood and whether heterogeneity in change in these variables predicted later problem behavior. Our sample consisted of 783 students...

Race/ethnicity and inter-informant agreement in assessing adolescent psychopathology.
September 22, 2004... The authors examined the influence of race/ethnicity on patterns of ratings of adolescent psychopathology completed by adolescents, parents, and teachers in a sample of 600 adolescents. Robust racial/ethnic differences in behavior problems...

Characteristics of emotional disturbance in middle and high school students.
September 22, 2004... The authors investigated the five eligibility characteristics of the federal education disability emotional disturbance (ED): inability to learn, relationship problems, inappropriate behavior, unhappiness or depression, and physical symptoms or...

Functional behavioral assessment: an investigation of assessment reliability and effectiveness of function-based interventions.
September 22, 2004... This study investigated (a) the efficacy of using descriptive and experimental assessment methodologies to generate hypotheses regarding the function of problem behavior and (b) the efficiency and efficacy of function-based interventions...

Practice and process in wraparound teamwork.
September 22, 2004... Collaborative family--provider teams have become an increasingly popular mechanism for creating and implementing individualized service and support plans for children and families with complex needs. In the context of children's mental health,...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 22, 2004... October 2004 * October 7-9, 2004. Council for Learning Disabilities, 26th International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Las Vegas, NV. Contact: 571/258-1010; Web site: http://www.cldinternational.org * October 11-12, 2004. Council...