NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 496 to 510 of 1,213 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
White, James H.; Rust, John B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1979
The article presents a case history of a child displaying symptoms of schizophrenia, seizures, and retardation without neurological abnormalities, which were eventually diagnosed as being due to Davidoff-Dyke-Masson syndrome, a condition involving gross anatomical brain pathology. (DLS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mental Retardation, Neurological Impairments, Schizophrenia
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gorelick, Kenneth – Journal of Poetry Therapy, 1989
Examines the place of poetry within five major schools of psychotherapy. Presents the process of self-creation as a final common pathway for poetry and therapy. Applies specific principles of poetry therapy to schizophrenic patients. Concludes with an identification of key issues pertaining to the role of the therapist and the field of poetry…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Higher Education, Poetry, Psychotherapy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Findling, Robert L.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
This paper reviews the methodology in articles that have reported structural neuroimaging or neuropsychological data in adolescent patients with schizophrenia. Identification of methodological issues led to the finding that, at present, no conclusions can be made regarding the presence or absence of neuropsychologic dysfunction or structural…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Incidence, Neuropsychology, Research Methodology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Schwartz, Robert C. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2000
The most common reason for early mortality in schizophrenia is suicide. To date, the most recent comprehensive study on correlates among clients with schizophrenia is "Suicidal Behavior in Schizophrenia: Characteristics of Individuals Who Had and Had Not Attempted Suicide." This article reviews this study and discusses its implications for…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Training, Evaluation, Intervention
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Youngstrom, Eric A.; Findling, Robert L.; Calabrese, Joseph R.; Gracious, Barbara L.; Demeter, Christine; DelPorto Bedoya, Denise; Price, Megan – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To compare the diagnostic efficiency of six index tests as predictors of juvenile bipolar disorder in two large outpatient samples, aged 5 to 10 and 11 to 17 years, gathered from 1997 to 2002. Method: DSM-IV diagnosis was based on a semistructured diagnostic interview (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Psychiatry, Parents, Identification
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pollio, David E.; North, Carol S.; Reid, Donna L.; Miletic, Michelle M.; McClendon, Jennifer R. – Social Work, 2006
One-day "family survival" psychoeducation workshops are a promising, convenient method of disseminating basic information to families with a relative who is diagnosed with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression, or other affective disorders. At five separate psychoeducation workshops, 83 participating families completed…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Family (Sociological Unit), Peer Relationship, Psychoeducational Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Aleman, Andre; David, Anthony S. – American Psychologist, 2006
The authors comment on the article "The primacy of cognition in schizophrenia," by R. W. Heinrichs. They state that Heinrichs persuasively argued as to the primacy of cognition in schizophrenia by citing an impressive body of evidence in favor of the view that schizophrenia is a complex biobehavioral disorder that manifests itself primarily in…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Neuropsychology, Emotional Disturbances, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carey, Gregory – American Psychologist, 2006
This paper presents comments on an article by R. L. Sternberg, E. L. Grigorenko, and K. K. Kidd and another article by H. Tang, T. Quertermous, B. Rodriguez, S. L. Kardia, X. Zhu, X., A. Brown, et al. (2005). On the day that the author of this paper reads Sternberg, Grigorenko, and Kidd's (January 2005) article on race, an article from the…
Descriptors: Genetics, Ethnicity, Psychologists, Schizophrenia
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bellack, Alan S.; Brown, Clayton H.; Thomas-Lohrman, Shannon – Behavior Therapy, 2006
There is an extensive literature documenting that people with schizophrenia have marked impairments in social role functioning and social skill. One of the most widely employed strategies for assessing social skill has been role-play tests: simulated social interactions that are videotaped for subsequent behavioral coding. There has been…
Descriptors: Play, Schizophrenia, Drug Abuse, Psychometrics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Clegg, Judy; Brumfitt, Shelagh; Parks, Randolph W.; Woodruff, Peter W. R. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2007
Background: There is a significant body of evidence documenting the speech and language abnormalities found in adult psychiatric disorders. These speech and language impairments can create additional social barriers for the individual and may hinder effective communication in psychiatric treatment and management. However, the role of speech and…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Negative Attitudes, Intervention, Schizophrenia
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Goldberg, Joel O.; Wheeler, Heather; Lubinsky, Tobi; Van Exan, Jessica – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2007
This article outlines an 8-week curriculum that was created to help outpatients develop cognitive and behavioral skills for coping with delusions and hallucinations as well as to reduce patients' comorbid subjective levels of distress (e.g., depression, anxiety). The manualized protocol consisted of psychoeducation and training in a variety of CBT…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Coping, Patients, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Baloglu, Mustafa; Abbasi, Amir; Masten, William G. – College Student Journal, 2007
A number of studies have continued to investigate cross-cultural differences in anxiety. However, the cross-national research on anxiety is still far less advanced than other psychological constructs such as schizophrenia or depression. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to compare and contrast the levels of anxiety experienced by …
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Schizophrenia, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Holzman, Philip S.; Grinker, Roy R., Sr. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1974
Several explanations for adolescence as the beginning of the high risk age, particularly for the schizophrenias, are offered. After discussing the nature of adolescence as distinguished from puberty, and then considering the nature of schizophrenia, some data are reported from a long range study of young adult psychiatric patients, both…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Human Development, Psychosis
Hoffman, Janice Sue – 1986
The subliminal psychodynamic activation method (SPA), used in testing psychoanalytic propositions, has been subject to recent criticisms regarding methodological weaknesses. A review of the literature relating to this method can be helpful in determining the validity of these criticisms and the potential usefulness of the SPA method in testing…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Psychiatry, Psychopathology, Research Methodology
Irwin, Louise; Renner, K. Edward – J Abnorm Psychol, 1969
Based in part on a PhD dissertation (Irwin) submitted to the University of Pennsylvania.
Descriptors: Negative Reinforcement, Performance Factors, Positive Reinforcement, Schizophrenia
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  30  |  31  |  32  |  33  |  34  |  35  |  36  |  37  |  38  |  ...  |  81