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Schools , Student Dropouts/psychology , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Employment , Female , Greece , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
603 schoolchildren of the greater Athens area were screened for psychiatric disorders as expressed by a total score of 13 or more in the Rutter parents' questionnaire, and 10 or more in the Rutter teachers' questionnaire. Psychiatric disorder was negatively correlated with school marks. IQ (vocabulary, draw-a-man, visual-motor integration), motor coordination, and achievement in reading and arithmetic, and positively with size of family. The incidence of disturbance as assessed by the teachers' questionnaire was similar to that in other big cities in other countries, while the incidence of disturbance as assessed by the parents' questionnaire was greater in comparison to that of other countries. The incidence of hyperkinesis in our sample was considerably greater in comparison to other studies in other countries. Boys were found to be generally more disturbed than girls with the exception of neurosis.
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Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Achievement , Child , Female , Greece , Humans , Intelligence , Male , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Motor Skills , Visual PerceptionABSTRACT
The electroencephalograms (EEGS) were recorded of 223 boys aged from 12 to 16 years inclusive from four different kinds of schools in the former borough of Warley, an industrial area on the outskirts of Birmingham, England. A battery of psychological tests were also administered and descriptions of behaviour were obtained from parents and teachers, as well as information on development and previous medical history. The data were analysed in terms of (a) prevalence of certain EEG features, usually considered abnormal, and (b) the relationship between the EEG and other demographic, developmental and psychological factors. Only 2-2 per cent of the EEGS showed definite abnormalities, such as localised sharp waves and/or spike and wave complexes in their resting record and/or during hyperventilation and photic stimulation, while a further 13-9 per cent showed very slight abnormalities or "immaturity". The abnormal and immature EEGS were significantly related to social class, type of school and positive medical history (especially a history of convulsions or faints). Comparisons with previously reported data are discussed.
