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Incidence of Short-Sleep Patterns in Institutionalized Individuals with Profound Mental Retardation.
Poindexter, Ann R.; Bihm, Elson M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
Sleep patterns of 103 institutionalized individuals with profound mental retardation were explored. Almost 40% were found to have short-sleep patterns. Short-sleep was predicted by blindness; nonshort-sleep was predicted by diagnosis of cerebral palsy and sodium valproate usage. Techniques for minimizing possible negative consequences of…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy
Download full textKahana, Eva; And Others – 1984
This first section of this paper reviews the literature on the social world of the institutionalized elderly. Social factors contributing to institutionalization are discussed, including the personal and psychological background of residents. Social behavior and the institutional environment are reviewed, focusing on social interactions among…
Descriptors: Institutional Environment, Institutionalized Persons, Literature Reviews, Longitudinal Studies
