Emotional Behavioral Disorders Clinical Trial
Yoga is becoming a part of therapies for children with emotional behavioral disorders. The goal is to examine the feasibility and efficacy of yoga sessions for children with emotional behavioral disorders at an urban elementary school.
Participants: children in 4th and 5th grade at an urban elementary school, identified by the
special education director and the teaching staff, as having emotional behavioral disorders
including anxiety, depression, aggression, conduct disorder, hyperactivity and attention
difficulties. These grades have a combined student population of 160 students. Enrolled over
two years.
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria:
Eligible if identified by the teaching staff or special education director as having an
emotional behavioral disorder. Exclusion criteria: inability to comprehend English
sufficiently to complete written assessments and follow the yoga intervention.
Pre- and post-intervention assessments (teachers)
1. Behavior Assessment Scale for Children (BASC).
2. The Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn & Pelham Rating Scale (SKAMP)
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Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Primary Purpose: Treatment