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Cooper, Carolyn S. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
Examination of the placement history of 172 abused and/or neglected children found that children had a more disrupted foster care placement history if they: (1) had severe behavior problems; (2) were very young when first removed from the natural home; or (3) had drug-addicted and/or alcoholic parents. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcoholism, Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse
Jarka, Joyce M. – 1988
Many mental health professionals ignore chemical addiction, whereas many chemical dependency professionals see addiction as the entire problem and ignore everything else. This study investigated differences between addicts and non-addicts on the Tennessee Self Concept Scale. Subjects were undergraduate and graduate students, selected from a…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Disorders, College Students, Drug Addiction
Gately, Susan E. – 1989
This study investigated the incidence of alcohol and/or drug abuse within families of emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disordered children, and the effectiveness of an alcohol and drug awareness curriculum for these children. Subjects were 116 children, aged 6-15, attending a residential and day treatment center. While 35.3% of the children were…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Disorders, Curriculum, Drug Addiction
Download full textColumbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. – 2000
This paper was developed as a result of a 1999 conference on substance abuse and learning disabilities. An introductory chapter urges early identification of learning disabilities and appropriate treatment for both problems when they co-exist. The second chapter discusses the differences between learning disabilities and behavioral disorders, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Behavior Disorders, Children
Brown, Sandra A.; And Others – 1993
Research has documented the genetic contribution of paternal alcoholism and Antisocial Personality Disorder as risk factors for adolescent deviant behavior, including substance abuse. Teens (n=147) between the ages of 12 and 19 years and their parents participated in the study. The sample consisted of 74 substance abusing teens/families drawn from…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1991
This comprehensive course from the Practical Nursing series of competency-based curricula is designed to prepare students for employment by systematically guiding the students' learning activities from the simple to the complex. These materials prepare health care practitioners to function effectively in the rapidly changing health care industry.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Basic Skills, Behavior Disorders, Competency Based Education
