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Direct linkPauli-Pott, Ursula; Dalir, Silke; Mingebach, Tanja; Roller, Alisa; Becker, Katja – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Inhibitory control (IC) has been regarded as a neuropsychological basic deficit and as an endophenotype of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Implicated here are mediation processes between etiological factors and ADHD symptoms. We thus analyze whether and to what extent executive IC and delay aversion (DA; i.e.,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neuropsychology, Structured Interviews, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Peer reviewedWallner, Teut – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
From 1973 to 1983 the number and proportion of mentally retarded persons in the total population of Sweden has not changed, but there are fewer children and young persons and more adults. The changes are hypothetically attributed to prenatal diagnosis, improved obstetrical techniques, and the introduction of antibiotics in 1948. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Etiology, Foreign Countries, Handicap Identification, Incidence
Peer reviewedIivanainen, Matti; Lahdevirta, Juhani – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Examination of 1,000 Finnish patients with mental retardation indicated that infectious diseases were the only cause of mental retardation in 11.1 percent and a contributory cause in a further 1.5 percent. Among the former group of 111 patients, the causative infectious disease operated prenatally in 18 percent and perinatally/postnatally in 82…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Etiology, Foreign Countries, Incidence
Peer reviewedCzeizel, A.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1980
The first complex etiological study of mental retardation in Budapest was carried out with 1,364 children ages 7 to 14 years. Results are compared with findings from previous surveys in the United States and the United Kingdom. (Author)
Descriptors: Demography, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAl-Ansari, Ahmed – Mental Retardation, 1993
Analysis of 109 Bahraini school children with mild mental retardation found the cause to be prenatal in 38.5%, perinatal in 11.9%, postnatal in 7.4%, and untraceable in 42%. Predisposing background factors included an illiterate father, consanguinity, and a relative with mental retardation. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Congenital Impairments, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedBudden, Sarojini S.; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1974
Descriptors: Etiology, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Genetics
Peer reviewedSabel, K. G.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1976
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries
Lumpkin, Garren – 1981
Written as a first step to improve early stimulation services to developmentally disabled and retarded preschool aged children in Costa Rica, the manual, in Spanish, seeks to attain the following objectives: raise consciousness and understanding of health service personnel, primary and special educators, rehabilitation personnel, and parents;…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Etiology
Download full textKiarie, Mary W. – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
Research pertaining to issues on educational services for individuals with disabilities in developing countries is scarce. The purpose of this article is two-fold: first, to contribute to the already existing literature, and, secondly, and perhaps more importantly, to provide a foundation for prospective readers to better understand literature…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Special Needs Students
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
