Behavior Disorders & Emotional Disturbance

Characteristics of Behavior Disorders & Emotional Disturbance
Read More About It
Teaching Ideas and Strategies
Web Links


Characteristics of Behavior Disorders & Emotional Disturbance

There are many types of emotional and behavioral disorders. For definitions and explanations of the various conditions that comprise this broad category of disability, please refer to the following sites.

"Definition of Emotional Disturbance"
National Information Center for Children and Youth with DisabilitiesK
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs5txt.htm

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/library/brochure/ocdbro.htm#whatis

Anxiety Disorders
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/library/brochure/anxbrch.htm

Eating Disorders
http://www.dircsa.org.au/pub/docs/eatingdi.txt

Schizophrenia
http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p40-sc01.html#Head_4

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
http://my.webmd.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_40009

Bipolar Disorder
http://my.webmd.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_40012

Depression
http://my.webmd.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_40026

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Read More About It

The following articles will provide you with more information about behavior disorders and emotional disturbance.

"ADHD: The Classroom Epidemic-Natural Therapies to Treat Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder"
by Luise Light
http://my.webmd.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_3961438

"Advocacy for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: One Call for Redirected Efforts"
by Carl R. Smith
http://www.air.org/cecp/interact/authoronline/november97/advocacy.htm

"Preventing Antisocial Behavior in Disabled and At-Risk Students"
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/add_adhd/ael_behavior.html

"Outdoor Education for Behavior Disordered Students"
by Edward Lappin
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/outdoor.education.ld.k12.3.html

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Teaching Ideas and Strategies

The following sites offer information, tips, and teaching strategies you can use in your planning and teaching of students with behavior disorders and emotional disturbance.
Strategies for Teaching Children with Behavior Disorders
http://www.central.edu/education/REX/bd.html

Educating Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/bibliog/bib10.htm

Addressing Student Problem Behavior: An IEP Team's Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans
prepared by The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
http://www.air.org/cecp/fba/problembehavior/main.htm

Interventions for Chronic Behavior Problems
by the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/research/rb1txt.htm

Strategies for Teaching Children with Behavior Disorders
http://www.central.edu/education/REX/bd.html

Schoolwide and Classroom Discipline
by Kathleen Cotton
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/5/cu9.html

Functional Behavioral Assessment: The Link Between Problem Behavior and Effective Intervention in Schools
by Jeffrey A. Miller et al.
http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume1/number5/index.html

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Web Links

Here you will find links to associations and organizations. Some are devoted to helping individuals with E/BD, while others research and disseminate information about these disorders.

Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
A division of CEC, CCBD is an international professional organization committed to promoting and facilitating the education and general welfare of children and youth with behavioral and emotional disorders.
http://www.ccbd.net

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)
It is the mission of the center to support and to promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance. The center identifies promising programs and practice, promotes the exchange of useful and useable information, and facilitates collaboration among stakeholders and across service system disciplines.
http://cecp.air.org/

National Mental Health Association
This association is dedicated to improving the mental health of all individuals.
http://www.nmha.org/

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