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Association of Aggressive Behaviours with Psychiatric Disorders, Age, Sex and Degree of Intellectual Disability: A Large-Scale Survey
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Tsiouris, J. A.; Kim, S. Y.; Brown, W. T.; Cohen, I. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: The link between aggression and mental disorders has been the focus of diverse studies in persons with and without intellectual disabilities (ID). Because of discrepancies in the finding of studies in persons with ID to date, and because of differences in research design, instruments used and the population studied, more research is…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Personality Problems, Aggression, Self Control
Personality Disorders in Offenders with Intellectual Disability: A Comparison of Clinical, Forensic and Outcome Variables and Implications for Service Provision
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Alexander, R. T.; Green, F. N.; O'Mahony, B.; Gunaratna, I. J.; Gangadharan, S. K.; Hoare, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Aim: To establish any differences between patients with and without a diagnosis of personality disorders, being treated in a secure inpatient service for offenders with intellectual disability (ID) in the UK. Method: A cohort study involving a selected population of people with ID and offending behaviours. Results: The study included a total of…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Substance Abuse, Mental Retardation, Personality Traits
Psychiatric Co-Morbidity and Gender Differences in Intellectual Disability
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Tsakanikos, E.; Bouras, Nick; Sturmey, P.; Holt, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Although gender differences in psychopathology among the general psychiatric population appear to be well documented, such differences have been either ignored or inconsistently investigated among people with intellectual disability (ID). Methods: The study examined psychiatric co-morbidity in 295 men and 295 women with ID and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mental Retardation, Psychopathology, Foreign Countries