Developmental Links Between Externalizing Behavior and Student–Teacher Interactions in Male Adolescents With Psychiatric DisabilitiesFootnote

Authors' Notes. This research is part of the 4U Study, and has been financially supported by a grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO (program number NL28706.097.09). Participating centers of the 4U Study include two departments of the Yulius Mental Health Organization (Yulius Academy and Yulius Education), the CED-Group Rotterdam, the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Utrecht University, and the VU University Amsterdam, all located in the Netherlands. We thank all students, their teachers, and their parents who participated in this study and everyone who worked on the 4U Study.

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