DOCUMENT RESUME ED 025 879 EC 003 260 Research Relating to Emotionally Disturbed Children. Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, D.C. Children's Bureau Clearinghouse for Research in Child Life. Pub Date 68 Note- I9Op. EDRS Price MF-$0.75 HC-$9.60 Descriptors-Behavior, Behavior Patterns, *Bibliographies, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Community Programs, *Emotionally Disturbed, Etiology, *Exceptional Child Research, Family Relationship, Identification, Individual Characteristics,LongitudinalStudies,MedicalTreatment,Psycholo9icalCharacteristics,Psychological Services, Psychological Tests, Psychosis, Psychotherapy, *Research Reviews (Publications) The 842 research projects on emotional disturbance which have been reported to the Children's Bureau Clearinghouse for Research inChild Life since 1956 are listed. Projects are classified into the following categories: general studies; incidence and prevalence; etiology; identification, diagnosis, and classification; psychological testing; psychological and other characteristics; psychoses; associated manifestations; treatment methods; treatment facilities; community programs; and children with disturbed parents and siblings. Each entry states title, dates of study, issue of Research Relating to Children in which the project was listed, principal investigators with addresses, and publication references. Studies reported in Bulletin 21 followup and longitudinal studies, and other Clearinghouse publications are listed. An investigator index is provided. (LE) RESEARcii t , RELATING TO o O EMOTIONALLY , 0 z ,:". DISTURBED, . CHILDREN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION& WELFARE OFFICE Of EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCEDEXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATINGIT.POINTS Of VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT AECESSARILYREPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. RESEARCH RELATING TO EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,EDUCATION, AND WELFARE SOCIAL and REHABILITATION SERVICE Children's Bureau 1968 Research Relating to Emotionally Disturbed Childreh This publication represents a listing of all research projects onemotional disturbance which have been reported to the Children's BureauClearinghouse for Research in Child Life gnce 1956 and which haveappeared in Bulletins 3-21 of the Clearinghouse publication Research Relating toChildren, an inventory of ongoing research in abstract format. No zfforthas been made to cover projects not reported to the Clearinghouse. Therefore, this listing cannot be regarded ascovering all research in the field of emotional disturbance since 1956.However, it is assumed that major trends are represented. The projects have been classified according to the majorfocus of the study, with two exceptions. Because of the widespreadinte-est in schizo- phrenic children, all studies involving this particular form L.,,sychosis have been grouped together, regardless of the main focus ofthe study. Studies which represent ongoing research and were reported in1966-1967 also appear in a separate sectiwi. At the end of severalclassifications we have listed related studies reported to the Clearinghouse. These includeemotionally disturbed children within the population studied, but do notfocus specifically upon emotional disturbance. In addition, all longitudinal and follow-up studies appearingunder various categories in this publication are brought together and arelisted by number of study on page 168. An effort has been made to obtain bibliographicreferences to the studies by writing directly to the investigators and by checkingvarious indexes. However, there are still several on which we have been unable toobtain any information. In some cases, we were notified that the projects werediscontinued or that no publications resulted. These projects have been retainedin the listing in the belief that such negative information canoften be helpful to other investigators. Where thereis no publication reference or evidenceof discontinuance, it will be necessary to search the pertinent literature orwrite directly to the principal investigator for further details. TheClearinghouse has only the abstracts of tho studiesas they appear in the various issues of Research Relating to Children. The information for each study includes(1) the title; (2) the duration dates as foreseen by the investigatorsat the time of reporting, or theyear during which the projectwas reported to the Clearinghouse if no duration dates were provided; (3) the issue ofResearch Relating to Children in which the project was listed, and the numberof the abstract as it appeared in that issue (beginning with Bulletin 4, the first digitrepresents the issue in which the abstract may be found); (4) the principalinvestigators and addresses; and (f publication references wherever possible. Many investigatc.s providedus with current affiliations arid addresses and many others were obtained from the latest directories ofthe American Medical Association, American PsychologicalAssociation, American Psychi- atric Associatien, American Sociological Association,National Associathi of Social Workers, and American EducationalResearch Association. We hope thisli Aing will prove useful to researchinvestigators and practiVoners concerned with emotionallydisturbed children. We hope also that it may stimulate additional andmore complete reporting of current studies to the Clearinghouseso that Research Relating to Chiklrenmay provide a more comprehensive picture ofthis area of research effort. Contents Page GENERAL STUDIES 1 INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE 9 ETIOLOGY 14 General factors 14 Familial factors 17 Other factors 26 IDENTIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND CLASSIFICATION 31 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING 39 PSYCHOLOGICAL AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS 46 PSYCHOSES 60 General psychoses 60 Schizophrenia - Autism 65 A SSOC1ATED M ANIFESTATIONS 89 Acting out and aggressive behavior 89 Specch and language disorders 92 Enuresis and encopresis 93 Psychosomatic symptoms 94 Other disorders 98 TREATMENT METHODS 100 General methods 100 Drug therapy 106 Family therapy 113 Group therapy 118 Individual therapy 121 Other methods 123 TREATMENT FACILITIES 128 Child guidance clinics 128 Day care 134 Foster homes 135 Nursery schools 137 Residential treatment centers and hospitals 137 Special education classes 144 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 151 CHILDREN WITH DISTURBED PARENTS AND SIBLINGS 153 STUDIES REPORTED IN BULLETIN 21 (June 1966- April 1967) 157 FOLLOW-UP AND LONGITUDINAL STUDIES 168 INVESTIGATOR INDEX 169 OTHER CLEARINGHOUSE PUBLICATIONS 183 GENERAL STUDIES 1. PRIVATE PRACTICE OF CHILDPSYCHIATRYA 10-YEAR SUR- VEY (1956-1957) (6-W-15) Raymond Sobel, M.D., Professor ofPsychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H. 03755; and Lenore 0.Stern, Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N.Y. 2. STUDY OF FIVE YEARS OFPRIVATE PRACTICE IN PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY (1961) (14-X-9) Henry H. Work, M.D., Chairman, Divisionof Child Psychiatry, and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry,University of Cali. fornia Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024. Unpublished. 3. MENTALLY ILL, EMOTIONALLYDISTURBED, AND SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED CHILDREN AND YOUNGADOLESCENTS IN A RESIDENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC ANDTREATMENT CENTER (1956-not reported) (Bull. 3, 1-M-23) Lauretta Bender, M.D., Director ofPsychiatric Research, Children's Unit, and Harry A. LaBurt, M.D., CreedmoorState Hospital, Queens Village 11427; Louise Ware, Ph.D., EmeritusProfessor of Sociolou, Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y. See No. 86. 4. BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS STUDY(1956) (Bull. 3, 1-M-11) Ivan L. Russell, Ph.D., ChildGuidance Clinic, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill. Journal of Educational Sociology31:2:124-129, November 1957. 5. A STUDY OF THE COURSE OFEMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (1953-1956) (4-M-6) Emanuel K. Beller, Ph.D., AssociateProfessor of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. 19122; andAnn Haeberle, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, BrooklynCollege, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11210. 1 Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association Meeting,April 1964; Journal of the American Academyof Child Psychiatry 2:417-443, 1963; American Journal of Orthopsychiatry29:560-573, 1959; others. 6. PSYCHODYNAMICS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY(1952-not reported) (6-M-6) Carlos J. Dalmau, M.D., Psychotherapist, 21 E. 90th St,,Apt. 8-C, New York, N.Y. 10028. Archives of Oiminal Psychodynamics 1:1; PsychoanalyticReview 44:1, January 1957. 7. NCIDENCE AND ETIOLOGY OF SEVEREEMOTIONAL DISTURB- ANCE IN CHILDREN (1957-1958) (6-M-7) Elwyn M. Smolen, M.D., Director, Child GuidanceClinic of Greater Bridgeport, 1081 Iranistan Ave.; and Stanley Rosner,Ph.D., Post- graduate Center for Mental Health, Bridgeport,Conn.; Eleanor Solovey, Jewish Community Services of Long Island, 95-2063rd Rd., Rego Park, N.Y. Information available from Dr. Smolen. 8. STUDY IN PREVENTION: EGO-WEAKCHILDREN, THEIR CONDI- TIONING, TYPE, AND RESPONSE TO THERAPYAND THEIR LATER DEVELOPMENT (1950-1960) (7-L-7) Elisabeth F. Hellersberg, Ph.D., Psychologist, privatepractice, 641 Whitney Ave., New Haven, Conn. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 27:3, 1957 ;AmericanJournal of Psychotheraphy 9:484-502, 1955; Journalof Psychoanalytic Psychology 2:3, 1954. 9. CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH BEHAVIORPROBLEMS (1957-1959) (7-Y-13) Charles N. LeBeaux, Ph.D., Professor, WayneState University School of Social Work, Detroit, Mich. 48202. 10. PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF HOSPITALIZEDEMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN (Reported 1958) (8-K-11) Anthony Davids, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology,Brown University, Providence, and Chief