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Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Ethnic Minority Youth
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Huey, Stanley J., Jr.; Polo, Antonio J. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This article reviews research on evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for ethnic minority youth using criteria from Chambless et al. (1998), Chambless et al. (1996), and Chambless and Hollon (1998). Although no "well-established" treatments were identified, "probably efficacious" or "possibly efficacious" treatments were found for ethnic minority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Hyperactivity, Depression (Psychology), Minority Groups
Corpus Callosum Morphology in Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder: Morphometric Analysis of MRI.
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Hynd, George W.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Morphometric analysis of magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed that, compared to nondisabled controls, the seven children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder had a smaller corpus callosum. Results suggest that subtle differences may exist in the brains of these children and that deviations in normal corticogenesis may underlie the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Etiology
Developmental Right-Hemisphere Syndrome: Clinical Spectrum of the Nonverbal Learning Disability.
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Gross-Tsur, Varda; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
This study reports clinical characteristics of developmental right-hemisphere syndrome, a nonverbal learning disability, in 20 children (mean age 9.5 years) who also manifested attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, graphomotor problems, and slow performance. Diagnostic criteria included emotional and interpersonal difficulties, paralinguistic…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Methodological Differences in the Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Impact on Prevalence.
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Cohen, Morris J.; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This study examined the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in special education children (n=581) and children (n=135) referred to a tertiary-care specialty clinic for learning disabilities and ADHD. Prevalence rates varied depending on whether teacher ratings alone, parent ratings alone, or a combination were used.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinics