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A Register Study Suggesting Homotypic and Heterotypic Comorbidity among Individuals with Learning Disabilities
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Tuija Aro; Reeta Neittaanmäki; Elisa Korhonen; Heli Riihimäki; Minna Torppa – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
The present study examined whether learning disabilities (LD) in reading and/or math (i.e., reading disability [RD], math disability [MD], and RD+MD) co-occur with other diagnoses. The data comprised a clinical sample (n = 430) with LD identified in childhood and a sample of matched controls (n = 2,140). Their medical diagnoses (according to the…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Learning Disabilities, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Mental Disorders
Children Involved in Bullying: Psychological Disturbance and the Persistence of the Involvement.
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Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Rasanen, Eila; Henttonen, Irmeli – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1999
A follow-up investigation studied bullying among 1,268 Finnish children aged 8 and 12 and measured the persistence of this behavior. Males outnumbered females at both time points among bullies, bully-victims, and victims. Children who were bully-victims were most commonly found to be involved in bullying 4 years later. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Bullying, Children, Followup Studies
Who Is at Greatest Risk of Adverse Long-Term Outcomes? The Finnish from a Boy to a Man Study
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Sourander, Andre; Jensen, Peter; Davies, Mark; Niemela, Solja; Elonheimo, Henrik; Ristkari, Terja; Helenius, Hans; Sillanmaki, Lauri; Piha, Jorma; Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Tamminen, Tuula; Moilanen, Irma; Almqvist, Fredrik – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To study associations between comorbid psychopathology and long-term outcomes in a large birth cohort sample from age 8 to early adulthood. Method: The sample included long-term outcome data on 2,556 Finnish boys born in 1981. The aim was to study the impact of early childhood psychopathology types (externalizing versus internalizing…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, Criminals
Behavior Problems and Traumatic Events of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors.
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Sourander, Andre – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
A study examined the traumatic events and behavior symptoms of 46 unaccompanied refugee minors waiting for placement in an asylum center in Finland. The children had experienced numerous losses, separations, persecution, and threats. About half were functioning within clinical or borderline range. Younger children had more severe psychiatric…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Children, Emotional Disturbances
Bullying and Psychiatric Symptoms among Elementary School-Age Children.
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Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Rasanen, Eila; Henttonen, Irmeli; Almqvist, Fredrik; Kresanov, Kaija; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
A study assessed bullying and psychological disturbance among 5,813 elementary children in Finland. More boys than girls were found to be involved in bullying, and children involved in bullying, especially children who both bullied and were bullied, were psychologically disturbed. Bully victims were most likely to be referred for psychiatric…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Bullying
Ten Years after Special Education: EBD-Students in Transition to Adulthood in Finland.
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Jahnukainen, Markku – 1998
This study followed up on the life-courses of 23 former special education students with emotional and behavioral disabilities from a comprehensive school to further education, work, and adulthood. The students attended special classes for pupils with emotional and behavioral difficulties in a small town in southern Finland in 1985-1987. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Children