Emotionally disturbed children in special schools: an analysis of ratings of disturbed behavior and perceptual handicaps.
The relationship between perceptual handicaps and adjustment was studied among 573 emotionally disturbed children from Massachusetts. Little relationship was found between perceptual handicaps and overall adjustment. Antisocial behavior was the most prominent factor related to removal from regular classrooms and placement in special residential and day schools.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D004519:Education, Special; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000150:complications*