behaviour disorder

collocation in English

meaningsofbehaviouranddisorder

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behaviour
noun
uk
/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us
/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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disorder
noun
uk
/dɪˈsɔː.dər/us
/-ˈsɔːr.dɚ/
a state of untidiness or lack ...
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(Definition ofbehaviouranddisorderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, there is also some evidence that persistence rates may vary according to the type of psychiatric orbehaviourdisorderunder consideration.
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There are higher rates of autism,behaviourdisorder, dementia and schizophrenia.
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A further implication of our finding is that when the independent constraints on behaviour happen to coincide, thebehaviourdisorderencountered in that particular child will be appreciably worse.
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The very size of the correlation between parental attitudes andbehaviourdisordersuggests that there is unlikely to be an intervening variable which could account for this correlation.
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He suffered from a very severebehaviourdisorderand it was felt that only hospital type accommodation would be suitable.
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Depressive reactions accounted for just over 29 % and character and behaviour disorders for 14% of the admissions.
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It seems likely that rejection by the community could lead to behaviour disorders in individuals with epilepsy.
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The efficacy of psychosocial approaches to behaviour disorders in dementia : a systematic literature review.
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After decades of almost metaphysical psychological explanations of behaviour, it is refreshing to read attempts to ground behaviour disorders on biological speculations.
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Neuropsychology of behaviour disorders following brain injury.
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Environmental hazards and parental attitudes were correlated in the original matrix, and a possible causal chain here could be that environment caused poor parental attitudes which caused behaviour disorders.
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The unit will accommodate adult patients suffering from behaviour disorders who may require greater attention and supervision than can be managed in a conventional ward.
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These units are unsuitable for a few children with such severe behaviour disorders that they need prolonged social training in a restricted setting.
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If psychiatric examination at a classifying school shows severe behaviour disorders, the child is sent to a school which has a visiting psychiatrist.
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All this leads to behaviour disorders which can be very distressing to all concerned.
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The term "psychopathic" covers a wide range of behaviour disorders, some of which may respond to medical treatment or to social training.
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It is suggested, in addition, that there should be long-stay hospital units for children with bad behaviour disorders.
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A young man who has brain damage as a result of a motor accident and shows behaviour disorders would otherwise have to be described as psychopathic.
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