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Kvam, Marit H.; Loeb, Mitchell; Tambs, Kristian – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2007
Individuals with disabilities encounter practical and social problems beyond those experienced by nondisabled individuals. This extra burden may in turn increase the risk of developing mental health problems. The objective of this article is to disclose the mental health situation among deaf individuals compared to a control sample of hearing…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Deafness, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology)
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Edens, John F.; Skeem, Jennifer L.; Douglas, Kevin S. – Assessment, 2006
This study compares two instruments frequently used to assess risk for violence, the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) and the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV), in a large sample of civil psychiatric patients. Despite a strong bivariate relationship with community violence, the VRAG could not improve on the predictive validity…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Violence, At Risk Persons, Check Lists