Conclusion
After surveying, even if rather sketchily, the literature of the treatment of behavior problems in children, one cannot help being impressed by the great advances which have been made in this branch of the therapeutic art. Never before has the spotlight of public interest been so focused upon the child as in the last quarter century, but even as this is being written signs are apparent that the focus of attention is shifting beyond the child to the conditions which create the problem of children.
The activities of the clinics have resulted in the accumulation of a vast amount of material most enlightening in its expose of the family, the school and the community. These revelations are destined to have far-reaching familial, educational and sociological consequences. As in other branches of medicine emphasis is being put upon prevention with, it may be anticipated, equally as beneficial results.
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English, W.H. Treatment of behavior disorders in children. Psych Quar 10, 45–71 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01572233
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