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Amend, Edward R.; Peters, Dan – Gifted Child Today, 2015
As clinical psychologists, our role is to provide psychological and educational testing, and counseling for children and their families. Our job is to understand the developmental trajectories and expectations across areas of functioning (i.e., behavior, self-regulation, cognitive, academic, and social), differentiate typical versus atypical…
Descriptors: Gifted Disabled, Clinical Psychology, Psychologists, Role
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Bruchmuller, Katrin; Margraf, Jurgen; Schneider, Silvia – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Unresolved questions exist concerning diagnosis of ADHD. First, some studies suggest a potential overdiagnosis. Second, compared with the male-female ratio in the general population (3:1), many more boys receive ADHD treatment compared with girls (6-9:1). We hypothesized that this occurs because therapists do not adhere to "Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychologists, Mental Disorders, Criteria