Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Lauretta Bender (August 9, 1897 — January 4, 1987) was an American child neuropsychiatrist known for developing the Bender-Gestalt Test, a psychological test designed to evaluate \"visual-motor\" maturation in children. First published by Bender in 1938, the test became a worldwide standard for assessing children's neurological function and screening for developmental disorders. She performed significant research in the areas of child schizophrenia, suicide and violence, and was one of the first researchers to suggest that mental disorders in children might have a neurological basis, rather than attributing them to the child's bad behavior or poor upbringing. Because she was not trained as a psychologist, but rather as a medical doctor and psychiatrist, most of her work focused on diagnosing mental disorders in children. She also served as the head of the children's psychiatric service at Bellevue Hospital for 21 years starting in 1934."@en }
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- Lauretta_Bender abstract "Lauretta Bender (August 9, 1897 — January 4, 1987) was an American child neuropsychiatrist known for developing the Bender-Gestalt Test, a psychological test designed to evaluate \"visual-motor\" maturation in children. First published by Bender in 1938, the test became a worldwide standard for assessing children's neurological function and screening for developmental disorders. She performed significant research in the areas of child schizophrenia, suicide and violence, and was one of the first researchers to suggest that mental disorders in children might have a neurological basis, rather than attributing them to the child's bad behavior or poor upbringing. Because she was not trained as a psychologist, but rather as a medical doctor and psychiatrist, most of her work focused on diagnosing mental disorders in children. She also served as the head of the children's psychiatric service at Bellevue Hospital for 21 years starting in 1934.".