Affiliation:
1. Carol Wright-Strawderman, PhD, is an assistant professor of special education at Texas Tech University. Her role as a data collector for another student's dissertation about children recovering from leukemia led to her interest and dissertation in possible depression in children with learning disabilities. Her current interests include interventions to alleviate symptoms of depression, teacher preparation, and use of technology with children with learning disabilities and hearing impairments. Billy L....
Abstract
Learning difficulties have been considered to be a symptom of childhood depression by some authors, whereas others have examined depression as a cause of cognitive difficulties, including learning disabilities (LD). This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms in a sample of public school elementary children aged 8 through 11, 37 boys and 16 girls, identified as LD by state standards. Of the sample of 53 children, 35.85% scored in the depressed range on the Children's Depression Inventory. Comparison of the children's self-reports and parents' reports of depressive symptoms in their children was not significant. Implications of the results are discussed relative to the role of school personnel and the assessment process in recognizing depressive symptoms in students with LD.
Subject
General Health Professions,Education,Health (social science)
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