Psychotropic drug treatment among learning-disabled, educable mentally retarded, and seriously emotionally disturbed students
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Vol. 15 (4) , 469-477
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00917234
Abstract
Psychotropic drug treatment in learning-disabled (LD), educable mentally retarded (EMR), and seriously emotionally disturbed (ED) children and adolescents receiving public school special education services was examined. The findings indicated that while treatment prevalence rates for EMR and ED groups were comparable, the rate for LD students was much lower. In the LD sample, pharmacotherapy was associated with higher ratings of behavioral deviance, longer placement in special education, less social integration, and greater peer rejection, which suggests that symptom severity is an important determiner of pharmacotherapy in this population.Keywords
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