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ERIC Number: EJ388807
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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A Childhood Learning Disability that Predisposes those Afflicted to Adolescent and Adult Depression and Suicide Risk.
Rourke, Byron P.; And Others
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v22 n3 p169-74 Mar 1989
A study of the adolescent and adult manifestations of a childhood nonverbal learning disability focused on the adaptive difficulties of these individuals, deriving from the pattern of neuropsychological abilities and deficits typical of the syndrome, and the high risk of depression and suicide. A case study is presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Children, Depression (Psychology), High Risk Persons, Learning Disabilities, Suicide
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities