International cooperation School

We remember him as a teacher, an indefatigable lecturer, a helpful colleague, and a friendly competitor. Perhaps his most important characteristic is that of a true internationalist. The Scandinavian Summer Schools, the Florida Winter Schools, and the Sanibel Symposia have, through the vision of Per-Olov Lowdin, furthered international cooperation and friendship between scientists from all continents. 

Children with internalizing disorders such as depression and anxiety are often the best informants about their affective states. However, if children experience depressed or anxious mood as their normal state, no baseline frame of reference is available for comparison. Children and adolescents with externalizing disorders such as ADHD and conduct disorder are often poor informants and may be minimally cooperative with the interview. Since they often deny the existence of a problem and blame others, reports from other informants (parent, school) are essential. 

Support for this subproject (MSA-03-367) was provided by CONRAD. Eastern Virginia Medical School under a Cooperative Agreement (HRN-A-00-98-00020-00) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The views expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or CONRAD."... 

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