Ignoring the Odds: Hazards of Not Adding the New Medical Model to Special Education Decisions

Although the traditional medical model has been vilified by special educators, new evidence on treatment and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders suggests a more relevant and effective version of this model. This evidence is reviewed briefly with the purpose of suggesting odds that a child with beha...

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Published in:Behavioral disorders 2001-08, Vol.26 (4), p.269-281
Main Authors: Forness, Steven R., Kavale, Kenneth A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavior Development
Behavior Disorders
Behavior modification
Behavioral disorders
Behavioral Science Research
Child behavior disorders
Child psychiatry
Childhood mental disorders
Children & youth
Classroom Techniques
Comorbidity
Drug Therapy
Elementary Secondary Education
Emotional Disturbances
Emotional Response
Environmental Influences
Etiology
Evidence
Families & family life
FORUM
Hyperactivity
Interpersonal Competence
Intervention
Management Systems
Medical Services
Medications
Mental disorders
Meta Analysis
Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Mood disorders
Multiple Disabilities
Outcome Measures
Psychiatric diagnosis
Psychiatric Services
Psychiatry
Psychological Patterns
Psychopharmacology
Social Environment
Social skills
Special Education
Special Education Teachers
Stimulants
Stimuli
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Although the traditional medical model has been vilified by special educators, new evidence on treatment and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders suggests a more relevant and effective version of this model. This evidence is reviewed briefly with the purpose of suggesting odds that a child with behavioral disorders may indeed have a disorder that is responsive to psychopharmacologic treatment. Merging the medical and behavioral models is suggested as critical to certain special education decisions in functional behavioral analyses and positive behavioral intervention.
ISSN:0198-7429
2163-5307
DOI:10.1177/019874290102600405