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Struggle for Control: Child and Youth Behaviour Disorders

2005 57 min
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Struggle for Control: Child and Youth Behaviour Disorders is the fourth in a series of documentaries focusing on mental health issues facing BC's children and youth. Following the stories of four BC youth, this documentary sheds light on the causes, symptoms, community resources, and treatments of three of the most commonly-diagnosed behaviour disorders: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder. Through these moving personal stories, viewers see how behaviour disorders affect the life of a child at home, at school, and the whole family. Struggle for Control debunks the myth that children with behaviour disorders are bad …

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Struggle for Control: Child and Youth Behaviour Disorders is the fourth in a series of documentaries focusing on mental health issues facing BC's children and youth. Following the stories of four BC youth, this documentary sheds light on the causes, symptoms, community resources, and treatments of three of the most commonly-diagnosed behaviour disorders: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder.

Through these moving personal stories, viewers see how behaviour disorders affect the life of a child at home, at school, and the whole family. Struggle for Control debunks the myth that children with behaviour disorders are bad kids whose behaviour is irreversible. Behaviour disorders are treatable, and the key is early detection and early intervention.
Psychology and Psychiatry Children and Youth Families All subjects
  • producer
    Sharon Bartlett
    Maria LeRose
  • director
    Melanie Wood
  • writer
    Melanie Wood
    Helen Slinger
  • narrator
    Maria LeRose
  • researcher
    Shannon Lowry
  • camera
    Max Lindenthaler
    John Dowell
  • sound
    Steve Wonsiak
    Lez Morrison
    George Colmer
    Keith Henderson
    Jeff Henschel
  • editor
    Tim Wanlin
  • online editor
    Brice Dowd
  • original music
    Lesley Sutherland
    Fresh Air Studios
  • graphics
    Tim Johnson
  • audio post
    Marc Benoit
  • unit manager
    Jennifer Moore
  • content expert
    Charlotte Waddell
    Margaret Weiss
    Don Duncan
    Marlene Moretti
    Lee Cohene
    Jayne Barker
  • program manager
    Michele Paris
  • director of programming
    Sarah MacDonald

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Education

Ages 15 to 17
School subjects
Family Studies/Home Economics - Child Development Health/Personal Development - Human Growth and Development
Introduction to this film could include brainstorming with students about their knowledge of what constitutes a behaviour disorder, and which ones they can name. What do they know about these behaviours? Do they know someone with a diagnosed behaviour disorder? After viewing the film, students should be able to differentiate between the disorders and identify the characteristics of each. What role (if any) does parenting play in the development of such behaviours?
Struggle for Control: Child and Youth Behaviour Disorders
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