Bender Gestalt Test performance and the word recognition skills of disadvantaged children

The Bender Gestalt Test and the WRAT reading section were administered to 147 disadvantaged children. The zero-order correlation of ?.62 was found to be moderated by the variable of age. For younger subjects, highly significant first- and second-order partial correlations were obtained with age and/or WISC information scores held constant.     

Neurological Impairment and Hypersensitivity Among Psychiatrically Disturbed Adolescents

Cerebral dysfunction that occurs prior to maturity can be related to emotional and behavioral problems for the developing child and adolescent. The recent development of measurement technology allows for evaluating specific relationships between cerebral deficits and hyperactivity in a psychiatrically disturbed inpatient adolescent group. Findings suggest that neuropsychological deficits may be a diffuse problem that systemically affects complex cognitive functioning.