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Feldman, Ruth; Vengrober, Adva – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: Although millions of the world's children are growing up amidst armed conflict, little research has described the specific symptom manifestations and relational behavior in young children exposed to wartime trauma or assessed factors that chart pathways of risk and resilience. Method: Participants included 232 Israeli children 1.5 to 5…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Mothers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Infants
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Kopelman-Rubin, Daphne; Klomek, Anat Brunstein; Al-Yagon, Michal; Mufson, Laura; Apter, Alan; Mikulincer, Mario – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2012
This study describes a manual-based psychological intervention for adolescents diagnosed with Learning Disorders (LD), "I Can Succeed" (ICS), and reports on the feasibility of the treatment as an intervention to promote adaptive academic and emotional functioning. The intervention consisted of acute and follow-up phases, over 18 months.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Adolescents, Psychotherapy
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Manor-Binyamini, Iris – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and types of psychiatric disorders among Bedouin adolescents with mild to moderate intellectual disability. This is the first study ever conducted on this topic within the Bedouin community in the Negev in Israel. The issue of psychiatric disorders among adolescents with intellectual disability…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety Disorders
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Scheffer, Ingrid E.; Turner, Samantha J.; Dibbens, Leanne M.; Bayly, Marta A.; Friend, Kathryn; Hodgson, Bree; Burrows, Linda; Shaw, Marie; Wei, Chen; Ullmann, Reinhard; Ropers, Hans-Hilger; Szepetowski, Pierre; Haan, Eric; Mazarib, Aziz; Afawi, Zaid; Neufeld, Miriam Y.; Andrews, P. Ian; Wallace, Geoffrey; Kivity, Sara; Lev, Dorit; Lerman-Sagie, Tally; Derry, Christopher P.; Korczyn, Amos D.; Gecz, Jozef; Mulley, John C.; Berkovic, Samuel F. – Brain, 2008
Epilepsy and Mental Retardation limited to Females (EFMR) which links to Xq22 has been reported in only one family. We aimed to determine if there was a distinctive phenotype that would enhance recognition of this disorder. We ascertained four unrelated families (two Australian, two Israeli) where seizures in females were transmitted through…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Females, Genetics
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Toppelberg, Claudio O.; Tabors, Patton; Coggins, Alissa; Lum, Kirk; Burger, Claudia – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Early diagnosis of selective mutism (SM) is an important concern. SM prevalence is higher than initially thought and at least three times higher in immigrant language minority children. Although the DSM-IV precludes diagnosing SM in immigrant children with limited language proficiency (as children acquiring a second language may normally undergo a…
Descriptors: Identification, Bilingualism, Language Impairments, Immigrants
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Shor, Ron – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Israeli pediatricians (N=135) rated 40 vignettes of abuse and neglect for risk to the child and willingness to report. They also rated 15 signs for significance in suspected maltreatment. Pediatricians ranked biomedical concerns as riskier than psychological abuse or educational neglect. They were less willing to report child maltreatment to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Clinical Diagnosis
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Lufi, Dubi; Cohen, Arie – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
The study assessed the utility of different factor structures of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised in differentiating Israeli male students (ages 6-16) with learning disability from children with emotional disturbance. Based on several comparisons the results indicated that only the modified A.S. Kaufman's factor structure…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries
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Mazor, Aviva, Ed. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1993
This special issue on adolescence in the Israeli kibbutz contains a series of seven papers that seek to advance thought and research regarding the relationship between a communal way of life and individual developmental processes in adolescence and early adulthood. The articles represent a transitional era as the kibbutz evolves. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Clinical Diagnosis, Educational History
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Valevski, Avi; Ratzoni, Gideon; Sever, Jonathan; Apter, Alan; Zalsman, Gil; Shiloh, Roni; Weizman, Abraham; Tyano, Sam – Journal of Adolescence, 2001
Outcome according to diagnosis and stability of diagnosis were investigated in a follow-back study, with a duration of 15-19 years, of 351 adolescents with various psychiatric disorders hospitalized in a closed psychiatric ward. Findings indicated that transient adolescent psychosis is associated with a relatively good prognosis and should…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Followup Studies
Katz, Shlomo, Ed.; Florian, Victor, Ed. – 1990
This monograph describes community rehabilitation services available to persons with traumatic brain injury in Israel. Following a foreword by Leonard Diller which cites the incidence of traumatic brain injury and notes existing intervention models, an introductory chapter by Shlomo Katz and Victor Florian provides a historical survey of the…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
Benor, Dan E. – 1983
Hypothesis generation has been proven to be a crucial phase in the clinical inquiry. The current instruments for measuring clinical problem-solving skills, however, are unable to differentially assess the hypothesis generating ability. For assessing this particular capability a new test is described. It is based upon exposing the examinee to an…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Cognitive Processes
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Gumpel, Thomas; Wilson, Mark; Shalev, Ruth – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
A study involving 453 pairs of Israeli parents and teachers used an item response theory measurement model(IRT) to examine the 28-item Conners Teacher's Rating Scale (CTRS) for diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. IRT analyses revealed structural inadequacies involving the inappropriateness of the 4-point Likert-type scale used by…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
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Meadan, Hedda; Gumpel, Thomas P. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
This article describes changes taking place in Israeli special education. It discusses the goals of special education, diagnosis and placement, special education procedures, criticism of the special education law, and the current status of special education in Israel. The movement towards increased inclusion is highlighted. (Contains 7…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Disability Identification
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