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Dagan, Yaron; Ayalon, Liat – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
This case study describes a 14-year-old male suffering from significant academic and personal difficulties, who has been diagnosed with depression, schizotypal personality disorder, and learning disabilities. Because of excessive sleepiness, assessment for a potential sleep disorder was performed. An overnight polysomnographic study revealed no…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Sleep, Mental Disorders
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Kratochvil, Christopher J.; Varley, Christopher; Cummins, Thomas K.; Martin, Andres – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
This paper presents a case of an 11-year-old boy who was admitted to an acute inpatient psychiatric setting because of a recent exacerbation of physical aggression, accompanied by long-standing problems with verbal aggression, irritability, dysphoria, and sleep disturbance. His family history was notable for domestic violence, substance abuse by…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sleep, Family Influence, Depression (Psychology)
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Shaw, Jon A.; Egeland, Janice A.; Endicott, Jean; Allen, Cleona R.; Hostetter, Abram M. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: Prospective study of well children at risk of bipolarity to identify the frequency and pattern of potentially prodromal symptoms/behaviors for bipolar disorder type I (BPI) disorder. Method: A total of 110 at-risk children with a BPI parent and 112 children with well parents were studied. Ten-year data collection used structured and…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Religious Cultural Groups, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), At Risk Persons