De La Salle University - Manila

Pathfinder : Behavior Disorders in Children

Scope Note :

Chronic or severe disorders of conduct, ie., generally aberrant and unacceptable behaviors with or without serious underlying psychopathology. [Quoted from: http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/scripts/mtmcgi80.dll?s=1&n=1&t=2&l=1&k=1&y=0&w=Behaviour+disorders]

Disorders characterized by persistent and repetitive patterns of behavior that violate societal norms or rules or that seriously impair a person's functioning. [Quoted from: Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1997]

Use For :

• Behavioral problems in children
• Behavioral disorders in children
• Child behavior disorders
• Disruptive behavior disorders in children

Broader Term :

• Child psychopathology

Related Term :

• Problem children

Narrower Term :

• Adjustment disorder in children
• Anxiety in children
• Autism in children
• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders
• Conduct disorders in children
• Oppositional defiant disorder in children
• Psychoses in children
• Sensory integration dysfunction in children

BOOKS

Reference sources located at the Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor:

• Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities. RJ506.L4 A38 v.12 & V.16
• Autism : a pratical guide for those who help others. John Gerdtz. RJ 506 A9 G47 1990
• Cracking the hard class : strategies for managing the harder than average class. Bill Rogers. LB 3013 R6 2000
• DSM-IV diagnosis in the schools. Alvin E. House. RJ503.5 .H68 2002
• Emotional and behavioral problems : a handbook for understanding and handling students. Paul Zionts. LC 4181 Z56 2002
• Handbook of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Michael Fitzgerald. RJ506.H9 H36 2007
• Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders. Donald J. Cohen. RJ 506 A9 H36 1997
• Handbook of emotional & behavioural difficulties. Peter Clough. LC4801 .H36 2005
• Handbook of mental retardation and development. Jacob A. Burack. RJ 506 M4 H37 1998
• Handbook of parent training : helping parents prevent and solve problem behaviors. James Hoboken. RJ506.B44 H34 2007
• Handbook of parent training : parents as co-therapists for children's behavior problems. RJ 506 B44 H36 1998
• Handbook of prevention and treatment with children and adolescents : intervention in the real world context. Robert T. Ammerman. RJ 499 H36 1997
• Increasing competence through collaborative problem-solving : using insight into social and emotional factos in children's learning. Gerda Hanko. LB1027.5 H364 1999
• Physical activities for improving children's learning and behavior : a guide to sensory motor development. Billye Ann Cheatum. LC 4704.5 C44 2000
• A practical guide to solving preschool behavior problems. Eva Essa. LC 4801 E87 1999
• Teaching learning strategies and study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or special needs. Stephen S. Strichart. LC4704.73 .S77 2002
• Working with troubled children. Victor Savicki. HQ 773 S28
• Your anxious child : how parents and teachers can relieve anxiety in children. John S. Dacey. BF723.A5 D34 2002

Texts located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:

• Abnormal child psychology. Eric J. Mash. RJ499 .M37 2005
• Aggression, antisocial behavior, and violence among girls : a developmental perspective. Martha Putallaz. HQ777 .A44 2004
• Antisocial behavior by young people. Michael Rutter. HV 9069 R87 1998
• Antisocial behavior in school : evidenced-based practices. Hill M. Walker. LB3012.2 .W34 2004
• Attention deficit disorder : ADHD and ADD syndromes. Dale R. Jordan. RJ506.H9 J67 1998
• Attention deficit disorder : the unfocused mind in children and adults. Thomas E. Brown. RJ506.H9 B76 2005
• Attention dificit disorders : assessment and teaching. Janet W. Lerner. LC 4713.4 L47 1995
• Attention-deficit.hyperactivity disorder : a clinical guide to diagnosis and treatment for health and mental health professionals. Larry B. Silver. RJ506.H9 S5 2004
• Autism and early years practice : a guide for early years professionals, teachers and parents. Kate Wall. London. RJ506.A9 W34 2004
• Autism : explaining the enigma. Uta Frith. RJ 506 A9 F75 1989
• Autism, new directions in research and education. Christopher D. Webster. RJ 506 A9 A97
• Autism spectrum disorders : interventions and treatments for children and youth. Richard L. Simpson. RJ506.A9 A98 2005
• Behavior disorders of childhood. Rita Wicks-Nelson. RJ506.B44 .W4 2003
• Behavior management : a practical approach for educators. James E. Walker. LB1027 .W34 2004
• Behavior problems of children. Elinor Verville. BF721 V47
• Behavioral problem children in the schools : recognition, diagnosis, and behavioral modification. Robert H. Woody. LC 4801 W65
• Behavioural treatment of problem children : a practice manual. Herbert Martin. RJ 505 P63 H4 1981
• Building positive behavior support systems in schools : functional behavioral assessment. Deanne A. Crone. LB1060.2 .C7 2003
• Casebook in child behavior disorders. Christopher A. Kearney. RJ 499 K44 2003
• Characteristics of emotional and behavioral disorders of children and youth. James M. Kauffman. RJ506.B44 K38 2005
• Childhood psychosis in the first four years of life. Henry N. Massie. RJ 506 P69 M37 1984
• Children who hate : the disorganization and breakdown of behavior controls. Fritz Redl. HQ 773 R4
• Constructive education for special groups : handicapped and deviant children. W. D. Wall. LC 4015 W34 1979
• Creating effective programs for students with emotional and behavior disorders : interdisciplinary approaches for adding meaning and hope to behavior change interventions. Vern Jones. LC4801 .J66 2004
• A curriculum model for individuals with severe learning and behavior disorders. Linda Rumanoff Simonson. LC 4601 S54
• Deciphering the diagnostic codes : a guide for school counselors. W. Paul Jones. RJ 530.5 J65 1997
• Developmental problems of childhood and adolescence : prevention, treatment, and training. Martin Herbert. RJ135 .H47 2005
• Developmental psychopathology : from infancy through adolescense. Charles Wenar. RJ 499 W46 2000
• Disruptive behaviour : a sourcebook for teachers. Louis Cohen. LC 4803 G7 D57 1987
• Education, exclusion and citizenship. Carl Parsons. LB 3089.4 G7 P37 1999
• Emotional and behavioral problems in the classroom : a memoir. Henry Grossman. LA2317.G76 A3 2000
• Emotional and behavioral problems of young children : effective interventions in the preschool and kindergarten years. Gretchen A. Gimpel. RJ506.A33 G5 2003
• Emotional problems of childhood and adolescence : a multidisciplinary perspective. Betty C. Epanchin. RJ 499 E46 1987
• The emotionally disturbed child in the classroom : a developmental strategy for educating children with malaadaptive behavior. Frank M. Hewett. LB1139 .E5 H4
• The empty fortress : infantile autism and the birth of the self. Bettelheim, Bruno. RJ506.A9 .B4 1967
• Family therapy techniques for problem behaviors of children and teenagers. Charles E. Schaefer. RC 488.5 S3 1984
• Functional analysis of problem behavior : from effective assessment to effective support. Alan C. Repp. RC 473 B43 F85 1999
• Growing up with autism : working with school-age children and adolescents. Robin L. Gabriels. RJ506.A9 G76 2007
• Intuition is not enough : matching learning with practice in therapeutic child care. Adrian Ward. RJ 504.53 I57 1998
• Oligophrenia : mental deficiency in children. M.S. Pevzner. RJ 506 M4 P413
• Problems in child behavior and development. Milton J.E. Senn. RJ 499 S4 1968
• Psychotic disorders in children and adolescents. Robert L. Findling. RJ 506 P69 P79 2001
• A secure base : parent-child attachment and healthy human development. John Bowlby. RJ 507 A77 B69 1988
• The silent child : exploring the world of children who do not speak. Laurent Danon-Boileau. RJ506.M87 D3613 2001
• Square pegs, round holes : the learning-disabled child in the classroom and at home. Harold B. Levy. LC 4661 L48 1973
• Strategies for teaching students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Ruth Lyn Meese. LC 4802 M44 1996
• Strategies for teaching students with learning and behavior problems. Candace S. Bos. LC4705 .B67 2006
• Taming monster moments : turning on soul lights to help children handle their fear and anger. Daniel J. Porter. BF723 F4 P67 1999
• Teaching behaviorally disordered students : preferred practices. Daniel P. Morgan. LC 4802 M67 1988
• Teaching children with learning and behavior problems. Donald D. Hammill. LC 4704 H35 1975
• Teaching skills to children with learning and behavior disorders. Thomas M. Stephens. LC 4704 S7
• Therapists guide to learning and attention disorders. Aubrey Fine. RJ496.L4 T4 2003
• Towards the indigenization of therapeutic intervention strategies. Adelaide C. Gines. LB1027.55 T68 1999
• Treating anger, anxiety, and depression in children and adolescents : a cognitive-behavioral perspective. Jerry Wilde. RJ 505 R33 W54 1996
• Treatment of antisocial behavior in children and adolescents. Alan E. Kazdin. RJ 506 B44 K39 1985
• Understanding abnormal child psychology. Vicky Phares. RJ499 .P4 2003
• Understanding child behavior disorders. Donna M. Gelfand. RJ506.B44 G44 2003
• Vulnerable and invulnerable children : theory, research, and intervention. Garmezy, Norman. RJ 499 G37 1976
• Working with troubled children. Victor Savicki. HQ 773 S28 1981

Texts located at the Br.Andrew Hall Library

• Behavioral problem children in the schools : recognition, diagnosis, and behavioral modification. Robert H. Woody. LC 4801 W65
• Childhood autism : a clinician's guide to early diagnosis and integrated treatment. Jennifer Hillman. RJ506.A9 H54 2007
• Childhood pathology and later adjustment : the question of prediction. Loretta K. Cass, Carolyn B. Thomas. RJ 499 C37
• Constructive education for special groups : handicapped and deviant children. W. D. Wall. LC 4015 W34 1979
• Encouraging positive behaviour in the early years : a practical guide. Collette Drifte. LB3013 .D74 2004
• The everything parent's guide to sensory integration disorder : get the right diagnosis, understand treatments, and advocate for your child. Terri Mauro. RJ506.S44 M38 2006
• Fostering child & adolescent mental health in the classroom. Raymond J. Waller, editor. LC4165 .F67 2006
• Students with emotional and behavior disorders : an introduction for teachers and other helping professionals. Douglas Cullinan. LC4801 .C84 2007

Texts located at the Filipiniana Section, 4th floor:

• Making connections : a group therapy program for Filipino autistic children and their families. Ma. Lourdes A. Carandang. RJ506.A9 C37 1993

Texts located at the Special Collection, Archives 4th floor:

• Bitanga-Valeros Collection

• Improving your child's behavior chemistry. Lendon H. Smith. RJ 506 H9 S64 1980
• The natural way to control hyperactivity with amino acids and nutrient therapy. Billie Jay Sahley. RJ 506 H9 S2 1988

• Calderon Collection

• Children who hate : the disorganization and breakdown of behavior controls. Fritz Redl. HQ 773 R4 1951

• Sotto Collectiom

• The empty fortress : infantile autism and the birth of the self. Bruno Bettelheim. RJ506 A9 B4 1967

ELECTRONIC
E-JOURNALS

PROQUEST Online
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

• Journal of emotional and behavioral disorders

• Behavioral and emotional problems reported by parents of children ages 6 to 16 in 31 societies. Leslie Rescorlal. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 15 (3) : 2007. p. 130+
• Function based interventions for students who are nonresponsive to primary and secondary prevention efforts: illustrations at the elementary and middle school levels. Kathleen Lynne Lane. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 15 (3) : 2007.  p. 169+
• Teacher and parent ratings of children with depressive disorders. Richard E Mattison. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 15 (3) : 2007.  p. 184+
• Development and validation of a behavioral screener for preschool-age children. Christine A DiStefano. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 15 (2) : 2007.   p. 93+
• Effects of reciprocal peer tutoring and self-graphing on reading fluency and classroom behavior of middle school students with emotional or behavioral disorders. Kevin S Sutherland. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 15 (2) : 2007.  p. 103+

• Preventing school failure

• Antisocial, aggressive, and violent behavior in children and adolescents within alternative education settings: prevention and intervention. Richard Van Acker. Preventing School Failure 51 (2) : 2007. p. 5+
• Programs for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders in the United States: a historical overview, current perspectives, and future directions. Lyndal M Bullock. Preventing School Failure 50 (2) : 2006. p. 7+
• Supporting minority ethnic children and adolescents with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties in the United Kingdom. Paul Cooper. Preventing School Failure 50 (2) : 2006. p. 21+
• A framework for addressing the needs of students prenatally exposed to alcohol and other drugs . Silvana M R Watson. Preventing School Failure 52 (1) : 2007. p. 25+
• Experiences in the search for effective services for children with behavioral and emotional problems in Peru. César Merino. Preventing School Failure 50 (2) : 2006. p. 43+

• Reclaiming children and youth

• A half century of children who hate: insights for today from Fritz Redl. William C Morse. Reclaiming Children and Youth 10 (2) : 2001. p. 75+
• Modeling meaning in life: the teacher as servant leader. Douglas V Herman. Reclaiming Children and Youth 14 (3) : 2005. p.175+ 
• An evaluation of the effects of life space crisis intervention on the challenging behavior of individual students. Janice A Grskovic. Reclaiming Children and Youth 13 (4) : 2005. p. 231+
• What adolescents stir up in me. Philippe J Dupont. Reclaiming Children and Youth 10 (2) : 2001. p. 83+
• Future directions with troubled children. James M Kauffman. Reclaiming Children and Youth 9 (2) : 2000. p. 119+

JSTOR
http://www.jstor.org/

• Child development

• Inter-relationships in the behavior of young children. Florence L. Goodenough. Child Development 1 (1) : March 1930.  p. 29+
• The Heilbronner test for preschool children. Roberta S. White. Child Development 1 (1) : March 1930.  p. 52+
• A comparative study of finger tapping in children and adults. Miles A. Tinker. Child Development 1 (2) : June 1930.  p. 152+
• Play activities of children in the first six grades. Josephine C. Foster . Child Development 1 (3) : September 1930.  p. 248+
• Continuous reaction as a measure of attention. Muriel W. Brown . Child Development 1 (4) : December 1930. p. 255+

• Learning disability quarterly

• Learning disabilities and the professional educator learning disabilities and the professional educator. Stephen Larsen. Learning Disability Quarterly 1 (1) : 1978.  p. 5+
• Social interactions of learning disabled children. Tanis H. Bryan. Learning Disability Quarterly 1 (1) : 1978. p. 33+
• The effect of the learning disability label on classroom teachers' ability objectively to observe and interpret child behaviors. William R. Jacobs. Learning Disability Quarterly 1 (1) : 1978.  p. 50+
• The relationship between oral language skills and academic achievement of learning disabled children. Patricia A. Magee. Learning Disability Quarterly 1 (1) : 1978.  p. 63+
• Implications of the helping relationship between learning disabled students and their teachers. William G. Dyer. Learning Disability Quarterly 1 (2) : 1978.  p. 55+

APA Psycnet
http://psycinfo.apa.org/

• Psychological Assessment

• Clinic observations of structured parent-child interaction designed to evaluate externalizing disorders. Roberts, Mark. Psychological Assessment 13 (1) :  March 2001. p. 46+
• Hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis of the child behavior checklist/4-18. Greenbaum, Paul E. Psychological Assessment 10 (2) : June 1998. p.149+
• WISC--R patterns of cognitive abilities in behavior disordered and learning disabled children. Longman, R. Psychological Assessment  A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 3 (2) : June 1991. p. 239+
• Revised behavior problem checklist: stability, prevalence, and incidence of behavior problems in kindergarten and first-grade children. Hogan, Anne E. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1 (2) : June 1989. p. 103+
• National standardization of uniform multisituational measures of child and adolescent behavior pathology. McDermott, Paul A. Psychological Assessment 5 (4) : December 1993. p. 413+

• Developmental Psychology

• Maternal depression and early positive parenting predict future conduct problems in young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Chronis, Andrea M. Developmental Psychology 43 (1) : January 2007. p. 70+
• Developmental trajectories of childhood disruptive behaviors and adolescent delinquency: a six-site, cross-national study. Broidy, Lisa M. Developmental Psychology 39 (2) : March 2003. p. 222+
• The development of concern for others in children with behavior problems. Hastings, Paul D. Developmental Psychology 36 (5) : September 2000. p. 531+
• Homelessness and its relation to the mental health and behavior of low-income school-age children. Buckner, John. Developmental Psychology 35 (1) : January 1999. p. 246+
• Fathers and preschool behavior problems. DeKlyen, Michelle. Developmental Psychology 34 (2) : March 1998. p. 264+

ARTICLES

Periodicals Section, 2nd floor:

• Addressing concerns in the education of children with AD/HD. Philippine Panorama 35 (42) : October 15, 2006. p. 16+
• Understanding ADHD. Philippine Graphic 13 (44-45) : April 14-21, 2003. p. 38+
• Understanding is key to helping ADHD child. Philippine Daily Inquirer 21 (2) : December 10, 2005. p. 4.

VIRTUAL VERTICAL FILES

(Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor)

• Chidren and adolescents with sexual behavior problems. VVF0001255
• Maternal depression and child behaviour problems : randomised placebo-controlled trial of a cognitive-bahaviour group intervention. VVF0000464

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

LOCAL
(Archives, 4th floor)

• An appraisal of the modes in treating Filipino problem children in the catholic private high schools. Gardoce, Romeo M. TU02044
• Children's perceived reasons for disruptive behaviors in a school setting. Ong, Denise Michelle O. TU08636
• A correlational study of behavioral problems of children with autism and the coping strategies of their parents. Ye, Shiou-Ping (Daphne). TG03385
• The development, validation, and standardization of the stress pictorial test. Baterna, Rina Grace. TU07096
• Effectiveness of self-esteem boosters in decreasing maladaptive behaviors of children with attention-deficit hyper-activity disorder. Manabat, Araceli C. TG02531
• Effects of mutual storytelling technique on self-concept and anxiety of children survivors of incest. Panelo, Joy E. TG03191
• Family system's perspective of the child in difficult adolescence (blacksheep) . Bulaclac, Francis Kevin S. T U07735
• Psychological stages of terminal illness in children. Henson, Alessandra Bianca. TU07714
• The resocialization process of the youths at The Manila Youth Reception Center. Morales, Malvin. TU06769

FOREIGN

• Academic and behavioral characteristics of adolescents with conduct disorder and comorbid depression. Russell-Stamp, Melinda, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2007, AAT 3258691
• Adolescents and disruptive behavior disorders: an analysis of differences between marijuana abusing and non-marijuana abusing adolescents in family therapy. Lally, Tara Marie, Ph.D., Temple University, 2007, AAT 3268166
• Antisocial behavior and depression outcomes among comorbid youth in the juvenile justice system. Romansky McCulloch, Jill, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2007, AAT 3259021
• Bullying status and behavior patterns of middle and high school students with and without behavior disorders. Cho, Jeong-il, Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 2007, AAT 3265937
• A forgiveness protocol for adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders: a pilot study. Perez, Jesus, Psy.D., Regent University, 2007, AAT 3282918
  

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground floor, Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

Attention deficit disorders: general information
http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/bibs/attndef.html
[Retrieved May 15, 2008]

Contains a collection of websites and databases that are intended to provide a general introduction to Attention Deficit Disorders.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children
http://www.childadvocate.net/attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder.htm
[Retrieved May 15, 2008]

The Childadvocate.net is "devoted to serving the needs of children, families and professionals while addressing mental health, medical, educational, legal and legislative issues".

Disruptive behavior disorders - children and adolescents
http://mhawestchester.org/diagnosechild/cbehavior.asp
[Retrieved May 15, 2008]

Focuses on services for children and adolescents who may have Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Includes links to additional sources of information on same subject.

Healthfinder.gov - behavior disorders
http://www.healthfinder.gov/Scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=93
[Retrieved May 15, 2008]

"A key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet."

Should you have suggestions on this pathfinder, please contact any of the Information-Reference staff at reference@dlsu.edu.ph or call +(632) 5244611 local 620.

Compiled by : Mrs. Yolanda F. Odsinada and Mrs. Jennifer S. Motos

Date : May 2008