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Müller, Katrin; Helmes, Almut; Kleischmann, Annika; Graser, Johannes; Bengel, Jürgen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities should participate in the diagnostics of their mental health. The Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a Learning Disability (GDS-LD) and its Carer Supplement (GDS-CS) were translated into German and tested. Methods: Internal consistency, criterion validity and inter-test reliability were…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Disabilities, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Edge, Daniel; Ewing, Louise – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Mental capacity assessments currently rely on subjective opinion. Researchers have yet to explore the association between key cognitive functions of rational decision making and mental capacity classifications for people with intellectual disabilities. Method: Sixty-three adults completed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Screening Tests
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Fitzgerald, Suzanne; Gray, Nicola S.; Alexander, Regi T.; Bagshaw, Ruth; Chesterman, Paul; Huckle, Phillip; Jones, Susan K.; Taylor, John; Williams, Tegwyn; Snowden, Robert J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: There is a developing evidence base to support the use of risk assessment instruments in offenders with intellectual disability (ID). The aim of this study was to try to develop this literature with the inclusion of a control group of mentally disordered offenders without an ID, using the HCR-20 and VRAG. Materials and Methods: The…
Descriptors: Violence, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Foreign Countries
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Einfeld, S.; Tonge, B.; Chapman, L.; Mohr, C.; Taffe, J.; Horstead, S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: There is a history of over-prescription of antipsychotics to individuals with intellectual disability (ID), while antidepressants may be under-prescribed. However, appropriate treatment is best supported when the diagnosis of psychosis or depression is valid and carries good predictive validity. The present authors report a study…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Psychosis, Predictive Validity, Interrater Reliability