Links Between Language and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders

This paper reviews the small but growing body of research on relationships among language disorders and behavioral/emotional disorders, focusing on three populations of children: (a) children identified as having language impairments; (b) children with emotional/behavioral disorders (e.g., aggressio...

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Published in:Education & treatment of children 1994-08, Vol.17 (3), p.244-254
Main Authors: Donahue, Mavis, Cole, Doris, Hartas, Dimitria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Problems
Behavioral disorders
Child behavior disorders
Child psychiatry
Childhood mental disorders
Children
Disorders
Emotional Development
Emotional Disturbances
Emotions
Evaluation Methods
Incidence
Intervention
Language
Language Acquisition
Language development
Language Disorders
Language Impairments
Mood disorders
Multiple Disabilities
Preschool children
Risk
Withdrawal (Psychology)
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Summary:This paper reviews the small but growing body of research on relationships among language disorders and behavioral/emotional disorders, focusing on three populations of children: (a) children identified as having language impairments; (b) children with emotional/behavioral disorders (e.g., aggression, conduct disorders, and attention deficit disorders); and (c) children who are withdrawn. Despite considerable variation in definitions of emotional/behavioral disorders and measures of language skills in these research studies, a startling majority of these children was found to have co-occurring language and emotional/behavioral disorders. Implications for intervention are discussed, especially for the assessment of language in social contexts and the importance of intervention models that integrate language and social/emotional goals.
ISSN:0748-8491
1934-8924