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Einfeld, Stewart L.; Aman, Michael – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Factors affecting the development of a taxonomy of psychopathology for children with mental retardation are considered, along with the following diagnostic areas to address: stereotypic behavior and self-injury, autism, organic brain syndromes, and pervasive developmental disorders. Using data from multivariate studies and findings related to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classification, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Retardation
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Hastings, Richard P.; Brown, Tony; Mount, Rebecca H.; Cormack, K. F. Magnus – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2001
This study performed a factor analysis of the Developmental Behavior Checklist (DBC) with 531 children and adolescents with mental retardation. The DBC is intended to assess psychopathology in youth with mental retardation. Findings indicated substantial overlap with the factor analyses of the scale's developers and high levels of internal…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Check Lists, Emotional Disturbances, Factor Analysis
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Johnson, Cynthia R.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Types of psychiatric and behavioral disturbances were reviewed for 169 preschoolers with developmental disabilities admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Differences were found in the proportion of some diagnoses and behavior problems across cognitive functioning level and across age; 72 percent had 1 or more medical diagnoses. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Disorders, Child Behavior, Developmental Disabilities
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Einfeld, Stewart L.; Tonge, Bruce J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
This article describes the development and validation of the Developmental Behavior Checklist for children with emotional and behavior problems along with mental retardation. The article discusses generating and refining the checklist items, results of a principal components analysis, establishing reliability and construct and criterion validity,…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists