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Direct linkHolden, Borge; Gitlesen, Jens Petter – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Studies in Britain and the US indicate that 10-15% of people with mental retardation show challenging behaviour, like attacking others (aggression), self-injurious behaviour, destruction, and other difficult, disruptive or socially unacceptable acts. Most researchers indicate that challenging behaviour is more common among adolescents and young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Antisocial Behavior, Adolescents
Hove, Oddbjorn – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
Prevalence of underweight and obesity were investigated in 282 mentally retarded persons living on the West Coast of Norway. Data collected in this survey suggest that people with severe mental retardation were more likely to be underweight and people with mild mental retardation were more likely to be obese. Compared to persons of average…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Severe Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Body Weight
