Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2007. / Title from title page screen, viewed on July 16, 2008. Dissertation Committee: Adena Meyers, Dan Graybill (co-chairs), Matthew Hesson-McInnis, Susan Bellas. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-180) and abstract. Also available in print.

The study is a retrospective review of pre-schoolers 6 years old and younger who were referred to the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Child, Family and Adolescent Unit, Johannesburg for psychiatric intervention between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2010. The study described and analysed demographics and the various characteristics of children 6 years old and under who were referred to the unit for psychiatric intervention. The several psychiatric conditions and interventions were also evaluated. One hundred and forty nine (149) pre-schoolers who were 6 years old and under presented to the Unit and the majority were male (77.2%;N=115). The mean age of presentation was 54 months (SD=12.59) and the majority of the pre-schoolers were referred to the Unit by medical professionals. Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was the most common presenting condition. Girls were more likely to present with Anxiety disorders (44.1%;15/34) and Reactive Attachment Disorder (35.3%;12/34) and boys were more likely to present with Autism Spectrum Disorders (26%;30/115). There were no statistical differences in the rates of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder between girls (38.2%;13/34) and boys (43.6%;65/115) with ADHD (x2=2.705; df=1; p=0.1001). A psychological assessment was conducted in 68.5 % (102/149) of referrals. Almost half the children (46.3%; N=69) received pharmacological intervention. The defaulting rate after the initial assessment was high. The study highlights the frequency of psychiatric illness in pre-schoolers and necessitates the need to conduct further research in this vulnerable age group at other clinical sites.

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-95). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-150). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-150). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Dissertation (MHSc--Health Science) -- AUT University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print ( 64 leaves ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 616.89156 WID)

Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-45).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Duquesne University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Abstract included in electronic submission form. Includes bibliographical references (p.93-101) and index.