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The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy released a report endorsing the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for preventing depression in youths at risk for this problem. The report covers the results of two well-conducted studies of the intervention.
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In November of 2006 a group of organizations and individuals concerned about violence in schools and interested in advocating for children—the National Consortium of School Violence Prevention Researchers and Practitioners (NCSVPRP)—developed and endorsed a statement about shootings in schools. As indicated in part of the statement, these folks are promoting sensible and evidence-based approaches to preventing school violence.
Continue reading ‘Preventing shootings’
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Sphere: Related ContentFor those who argue that ADD-ADHD is a figment of the US (or at least “western”) culture, here’s a quick reminder about the presence of these problems in other cultures.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among Nigerian primary school children Prevalence and co-morbid conditions.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006 Nov 28;
Authors: Adewuya AO, Famuyiwa OO
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ADHD and co-morbid conditions in a sample of primary school children aged 7-12 years in Nigeria. METHOD: A two-staged procedure in which primary school pupils aged 6-12 years (n = 1112) were assessed for DSM-IV criteria of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by their teachers in the first stage and their parents in the second stage. A flexible criterion was used for estimating the prevalence. RESULTS: The prevalence of ADHD was 8.7%. The prevalence of the subtypes were: predominantly Inattentive 4.9%, predominantly hyperactive/impulsive 1.2% and combined 2.6%. The male to female ratio was 2:1 for all the subtypes of ADHD except hyperactive/impulsive which was 3.2:1. The co-morbid conditions include oppositional defiant disorder (ODD – 25.8%), conduct disorder (CD – 9.3%) and anxiety/depression (20.6%). While ODD and CD were associated with the hyperactive/impulsive subtype, anxiety/depression was associated with inattentive subtype. CONCLUSION: Our findings support the notion that ADHD occurs across cultures. Given the prevalent rate, efforts should be made to map out strategies for early identification and referral of these children for proper evaluation and treatment. This study can serve as a platform for future analytical studies about this challenging research issue in sub-Saharan Africa.
Link to the PUBMED source.
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Michael Boll and Nicole Sparapani provide AutismPodcast in support of parents of children with autism and related disorders. Mr. Boll has been a teacher and Ms. Sparapani is a practicing speech-language therapist; they also collaborate on “Moving Your Child Up the Spectrum” on Austism One Radio. In addition to the full podcasts, they offer briefer audio segments (“Tips”) that some may find interesting as well as related links for each show.
Sphere: Related ContentI’m about to depart the home base again. For about a month, I’ll be in Portugal, teaching a class and talking about special education with folks there. I hope to drop a few posts here while I’m away.
Sphere: Related ContentSteve Forness, talking at the Division for Learning Disabilities conference in Charleston (SC, US), reminded people about how long it takes for children who have emotional or behavioral disorders to receive services. Drawing from Duncan and Forness (1995; Behavioral Disorders), he noted that children’s parents reported first suspecting that something was amiss about their child when the child was 3.5 years old. However, the first recognition of the problem by people outside the family (e.g., notes in MD’s records) didn’t come until a couple of years later, first school recognition didn’t come until about age 6, and actual identification as a child needing special education services didn’t come until when the child was going on 8 years of age. Most often, the special education category used to identify these children, however, was Learning Disabilities rather than Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
Sphere: Related ContentHere’s a snippet from a letter apparently written hearly 40 years ago that I found interesting in a lot of ways. Among the thoughts it elicited as I read it were questions about how little some things have changed. The letter was written by Marie Friedel of Warwick (RI, US) and is published now on a Web site she apparently sustains for the National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children (apparently a private organization she founded).
I am writing in reference to the eight emotionally disturbed children who may not be retained at Bradley Hospital because of lack of state funds. There are many parents in this state very much aware of my efforts to educate all to the fact that untold numbers of children must be emotionally disturbed because of lack of special educational facilities that might have prevented these severe disturbances. It has been utterly tragic that in spite of the intensity of my attempts to be heard, I am ignored.
A perusal of Kauffman and Landrum’s recent book on the history of emotional disturbance will show how issues persist over time. In this case, not only can I wonder about ho little some things have changed since then, but also I can wonder about how some of these issues could be smashed together in such a way. Where were the editors? However, I assess it, however, it’s fascinating to see that those ideas were in the wild at that time and that Ms Friedel’s apparently still swinging at them. (Poke around the site to learn more about her and her campaigns.)
Link to Ms. Friedel’s letter (warning: frames used).
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