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The Association of Cognitive Functioning and Substance Use Disorders with Adaptive Impairments of Inpatients in Forensic Addiction Treatment
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Rianne Suelmann; Eric Blaauw – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Addiction medicine still largely neglects the topic of mild and borderline intellectual disabilities (MBID), although patients with MBID are considered a risk group for substance-related problems and offending behaviour. This study aimed to explore the cognitive and adaptive impairments of inpatients in forensic addiction mental health…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Mild Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Mental Health
Violent Behavior and Differential WAIS Characteristics
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Kunce, Joseph T.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale was administered to 30 male criminally insane patients and 15 violent convicts. The latter had similar subtest score configurations and the mean similarities ratio score for the violent group was significantly lower than that of the nonviolent group. (Author/SE)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Behavior, Factor Analysis, Intelligence Tests
Intellect, Perceptual Characteristics, and Weight Gain in Anorexia Nervosa.
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Small, Arnold; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Studied weight-gain 127 primary anorexics by examining the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Rorschach for indices that may predict improvement. Results showed that cognitive-focusing skills, measured by the Wechsler, account for roughly half of the variance and were good predictors of weight gain. (WAS)
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Body Weight, Cognitive Processes, Mental Disorders