Chaotic home lives are correlated with behavior problems in children. In the study reported here, we tested whether there was a cross-lagged relation between children's experience of chaos and their disruptive behaviors (conduct problems and hyperactivity-inattention). Using genetically informative models, we then tested for the first time whether the influence of household chaos on disruptive ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the adaptive competences and behavioral problems in children with nephrotic syndrome, and whether their mothers also showed features of psychosocial stress. DESIGN Prospective case-control study. SETTING Pediatric Out-Patient Department. SUBJECTS Seventy consecutive patients of nephrotic syndrome, between the ages of 4 to 14 years, and their mothers constituted case...

group was composed of children who because of their unconformed behavior in the class room were referred for a psychological examination under the supervision of the Department of Special Education. These examinations were conducted with a view toward possible placement in a Special Class. Through the courtesy of the Director of Special Education access to the files of the Department was made p...

Aging pets often suffer a decline in cognitive function (eg, memory,learning, perception, awareness) likely associated with age-dependent brain alterations. Clinically, cognitive dysfunction may result in various behavioral signs, including disorientation; forgetting of previously learned behaviors, such as house training; alterations in the manner in which the pet interacts with people or othe...

We investigated the longitudinal relationship between socio-economic disadvantage (SED) and trajectories of emotional and conduct problems among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who had comorbid attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; ASD + ADHD) or not (ASD - ADHD). The sample was 209 children with ASD who took part in the UK's Millennium Cohort Study. Trajectories of probl...