Differentiating emotionally impaired from socially maladjusted students
Psychology in the Schools
Volume 24, July 1987
DIFFERENTIATING EMOTIONALLY IMPAIRED FROM
SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED STUDENTS
HARVEY F. CLARIZIO
Michigan State University
This paper addresses the issue of whether serious emotional disturbance in children
can be distinguished reliably from social maladjustment. Educational authorities at
the local, state, and federal levels have expressed concern over the inclusion of
