January 3, 2008 — In a randomized controlled trial comparing risperidone (Risperdal, Janssen Pharmaceutica), haloperidol, and placebo in the treatment of aggressive challenging behavior in patients ...

Aggressive behavior is a common response to adversity or stress in people with intellectual disability. Such behavior is often treated with antipsychotic drugs, but there is little evidence to either ...

According to BYU professor Blake Hansen, children with developmental and intellectual disabilities are one of the most understudied populations in the US, but he’s working to change that. Hansen, a ...

Students receiving special-education services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education counterparts -- and are also ...

The pandemic has revealed some truths: A lack of mental health providers to sufficiently meet the needs of those in crisis (including providers of color); and the stress that COVID-19 has introduced ...

New research explores the complex emotional, behavioral and intellectual disabilities associated with childhood epilepsy and their effect on development. Children with epilepsy can face greater ...

Cannabidiol, a type of medicinal cannabis, may reduce severe behavioral problems in children and adolescents with an intellectual disability a new study has found. The pilot study, led by the Murdoch ...

GRENADA, Miss. — Cody Beck was 12 years old when he was handcuffed in front of several classmates and put in the back of a police car outside of Grenada Middle School. Cody had lost his temper in an ...

Our Emotional and Behavioral Disorders License program prepares you to serve K-12 students who have been identified with mild to severe emotional and behavior disorders. If you already hold a special ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- In light of a recent shift in national policy, families and educators are grappling with changes to how special education is managed and enforced across the ...