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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012
This report presents results pertaining to mental health from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of past year mental disorders and past year mental health…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
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Kobe, Frank H.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
Interviews with 137 primary caregivers with developmentally disabled family members (ages 2-62) on waiting lists for out-of-home placement found that caregiver stress was a significant predictor of the urgency of placement need. Behavior problems of the disabled person were almost as important. Lack of support services was correlated with…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Children, Crisis Intervention
Sigafoos, Jeff; Linz, Mary Hubbard – 1989
The guide describes and evaluates 20 resource materials intended to help in training direct-care staff in behavior management issues involving persons with developmental disabilities. Each description provides the bibliographic reference for the material being evaluated, information on the target audience, a summary, a review, and an address and…
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Autism, Behavior Change