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Neurological Impairment and Hypersensitivity Among Psychiatrically Disturbed Adolescents
Author(s) -
Thurber Steven,
Hollingsworth David K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb01715.x
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , psychology , cognition , clinical psychology , maturity (psychological) , neuropsychological assessment , cognitive impairment , audiology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience , medicine
Cerebral dysfunction that occurs prior to maturity can be related to emotional and behavioral problems for the developing child and adolescent. The recent development of measurement technology allows for evaluating specific relationships between cerebral deficits and hyperactivity in a psychiatrically disturbed inpatient adolescent group. Findings suggest that neuropsychological deficits may be a diffuse problem that systemically affects complex cognitive functioning.