Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Mental Health Is Important Mental health is how people think, feel, and act as they face life's situations. It affects how people handle stress, relate to one another, and make decisions. Mental health...

Inclusion Series- Teaching Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders This lecture focuses on teaching students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Topics covered include: overview of emotional disturbance (ED), definition of ED,...

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Topic Categories Accommodations Adults with Emotional Disturbance Advocacy Information Anxiety Disorders Assessment Assistive Technology Bipolar Disorder Books and...

Exceptional Students and Disability Information Disability Categories Covered Disability Categories Covered in the Disability Resources section include: Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Although not a specific IDEA category, children with...

Borderline personality disorder Raising questions, finding answers Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This...

Danielle Feeney, M.Ed., University of Nevada, Las Vegas Abstract Social skills training has become a major focus for improving the lives of individuals with disabilities. Students with emotional and behavioral disorders often lack the social...

Gender Features Males are significantly more likely than females to fall within each major disability group. The largest disparity is within the category of emotionally disturbed, where boys comprise some 80 percent of the population. Boys also...

Training and Support for Parents of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Twila Lukowiak Abstract Parents and guardians of children with the special education eligibility of emotional disturbance often have difficulties knowing how...

Etiology of Specific Health Impairments The etiology of specific health impairments varies. Most result from infections, genetic factors, environmental influences, prenatal influences, perinatal influences, and postnatal influences. Back to...

Cultural Features Although European Americans are proportionately underrepresented among students with disabilities, their highest representation is in the “Other Health Impairments” category. Back to Disability Resource Page | Back to Other...