Annotation: developmental issues in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Article Abstract:

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has not been considered a developmental disorder, despite the similarity in OCD presentation in childhood and adulthood. The functional utility and the effects of magical thinking call for a developmental cognitive model of OCD. An ethological approach, based on neurological deficits, shows little evidence for a neurodevelopmental pathway to OCD. An ethological notion of displacement behavior creates two pathways to OCD. Many neglected areas of the cognitive behavioral model are accounted for by a cognitive developmental pathway.

Evaluation, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Developmental psychology

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Annotation: contemporary approaches to the teaching of reading

Article Abstract:

The choice of teaching methods is important for children with reading difficulties. Teaching approaches that emphasize phonics are more effective than methods using contextual cues and meaning-based strategies since they promote the development of decoding and spelling skills. A combination of reading with phonological awareness training remedies poor reading skills, especially in dyslexic children. However, these methods of teaching must follow the language of the classroom. Poor readers need to use other skills to improve their reading abilities.

Reading, Reading disability, Reading disorders, Remedial reading

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Annotation: Principles of treatment for hyperkinetic disorder: Practice approaches for the U.K

Article Abstract:

Although the diagnosis and treatment of hyperkinetic disorder has improved in the UK towards the end of the 1990s, the UK continues to lag behind other countries in the identification and drug treatment of the condition. Treatment of the condition is being restricted due to the lack of consensus on the benefits of stimulant medication and psychological treatments. An overview of the various treatments is given.

Care and treatment, Hyperactivity, Hyperkinesia

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