Brief psychiatric hospitalization and its effect on the educational placement of students with attention deficit disorder
Research has shown that the effect of psychiatric hospitalization on the educational placement of students is a more restrictive educational placement. In a modification of a previous study, students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were divided into three groups, mild,...
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ndltd-VTETD-oai-vtechworks.lib.vt.edu-10919-394322021-12-01T05:43:15Z Brief psychiatric hospitalization and its effect on the educational placement of students with attention deficit disorder Dahle, Karen Bowen Administration and Supervision of Special Education LD5655.V856 1992.D345 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Research has shown that the effect of psychiatric hospitalization on the educational placement of students is a more restrictive educational placement. In a modification of a previous study, students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were divided into three groups, mild, moderate, or severe, based on the results of the Conners Behavior Rating Scale. Comparisons between pre and post-hospitalization educational placements were made in order to determine if the effect of psychiatric hospitalization was a more restrictive educational placement for the ADHD students. Student subjects were described by age, sex, I.Q., and reading level, as well as by their psychiatric discharge diagnosis and placement on medication. Results of this study indicated that for the mild and moderate ADHD groups, psychiatric hospitalization resulted in either a more restrictive educational placement or an increase in GED, vocational rehabilitation, private school programs, or school dropouts. For the severe ADHD group, none of the students returned to either regular or special education classes; all the students were enrolled in GED, vocational rehabilitation, private school programs, or had dropped out of school. The variables reading level and severity of the Conners Rating Scale were associated with discharge placement, while I.Q. and gender were not related. The drop-out rate was consistent with the special education drop-out rate which has been previously reported in the literature. Results indicated that for this group of ADHD students, psychiatric hospitalization resulted in either more restrictive educational placements or in withdrawal from public schools, including dropping-out. Legal precedents relating to the use of independent evaluations following a student's discharge from a private facility, as well as a comprehensive review of the history and etiology of ADHD are reviewed and discussed with the results. Implications for further research are also presented. Ed. D. 2014-03-14T21:19:10Z 2014-03-14T21:19:10Z 1992 2005-09-20 2005-09-20 2005-09-20 Dissertation Text etd-09202005-091016 http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39432 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09202005-091016/ en OCLC# 26176629 LD5655.V856_1992.D345.pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ x, 120 leaves BTD application/pdf application/pdf Virginia Tech |
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Research has shown that the effect of psychiatric hospitalization on the educational placement of students is a more restrictive educational placement. In a modification of a previous study, students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were divided into three groups, mild, moderate, or severe, based on the results of the Conners Behavior Rating Scale. Comparisons between pre and post-hospitalization educational placements were made in order to determine if the effect of psychiatric hospitalization was a more restrictive educational placement for the ADHD students.
Student subjects were described by age, sex, I.Q., and reading level, as well as by their psychiatric discharge diagnosis and placement on medication. Results of this study indicated that for the mild and moderate ADHD groups, psychiatric hospitalization resulted in either a more restrictive educational placement or an increase in GED, vocational rehabilitation, private school programs, or school dropouts. For the severe ADHD group, none of the students returned to either regular or special education classes; all the students were enrolled in GED, vocational rehabilitation, private school programs, or had dropped out of school.
The variables reading level and severity of the Conners Rating Scale were associated with discharge placement, while I.Q. and gender were not related. The drop-out rate was consistent with the special education drop-out rate which has been previously reported in the literature.
Results indicated that for this group of ADHD students, psychiatric hospitalization resulted in either more restrictive educational placements or in withdrawal from public schools, including dropping-out. Legal precedents relating to the use of independent evaluations following a student's discharge from a private facility, as well as a comprehensive review of the history and etiology of ADHD are reviewed and discussed with the results. Implications for further research are also presented. === Ed. D. |
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