Interviews with eight experts working with schizophrenic students supported the need for a self-paced, supportive, consistent structured, and clearly defined management system. Suggested intervention techniques and strategies are outlined for four major psychiatric symptoms: impaired reality testing, impaired object relationships, thinking…

When 60 schizophrenic adults from the United Kingdom were interviewed, 26 expressed an interest in further education; 2 were currently participating in educational courses. Analyses revealed that expressed interest in education was significantly associated with an individual's background and age and with how he/she construed the associated…

Distributions of psychiatric classifications among 42,479 persons with mental retardation were reviewed to determine relative rates of disorders for persons with both mental retardation and mental disorder. Analyses indicated that rates of reported schizophrenic and psychotic disorders were generally higher than expected relative to rates of other…

This article for teachers provides basic information on psychiatric disorders and treatments. It covers oppositional defiant and conduct disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression or other mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, and autistic spectrum disorders. Insets provide additional…

Describes a classroom demonstration that simulates a verbal encounter with a person experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia. Suggests that the instructor deliver an unannounced monologue that illustrates the disordered thought and speech of a person with schizophrenia. Discusses student evaluation of the demonstration. Concludes that students in…