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Group Climate, Aggressive Incidents and Coercion in a Secure Forensic Setting for Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning: A Multilevel Study
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Neimeijer, Elien G.; Delforterie, Monique J.; Roest, Jesse J.; van der Helm, Peer; Didden, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: This study examines associations between group climate, aggressive incidents and coercive measures in adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF) of a secure forensic setting. Method: Participants (N = 248) were interviewed about their perception of group climate utilizing the Group Climate…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Social Environment, Aggression, Mild Intellectual Disability
Low Bone Mineral Density Risk Factors and Testing Patterns in Institutionalized Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Hess, Mailee; Campagna, Elizabeth J.; Jensen, Kristin M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Adults with intellectual or developmental disability (ID/DD) have multiple risks for low bone mineral density (BMD) without formal guidelines to guide testing. We sought to identify risk factors and patterns of BMD testing among institutionalized adults with ID/DD. Methods: We evaluated risk factors for low BMD (Z-/T-score < -1) and…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Institutionalized Persons, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Reactive Attachment Disorder Symptoms in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Minnis, Helen; Fleming, Gail; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Studies with children suggest that reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is associated with pathogenic early care. Little is known about RAD in adults with intellectual disabilities, many of whom experience adversity and abuse in early life. We investigated whether RAD symptoms occur in this population, and explored whether hypothesized…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Hospitals, At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior