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Major Depression in a Small Group of Adults with Down Syndrome.
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Myers, Beverly A.; Pueschel, Siegfried M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
The clinical histories and treatment of 9 individuals with Down syndrome and major depression are presented, as are clinical characteristics of an additional 13 individuals. Vegetative symptoms of disinterest, withdrawal, mutism, psychomotor retardation, decreased appetite, and insomnia were prominent. Preoccupations with suicide, death,…
Descriptors: Adults, Depression (Psychology), Downs Syndrome, Individual Characteristics
Depression in Mentally Retarded Children.
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Matson, Johnny L.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Mentally retarded emotionally disturbed children (N=31) were compared on the Child Depression Inventory and the Child Behavior Profile with 31 children in a normal school setting. Correlational data showed a strong relationship between the cut-off scores for both measures suggesting that similarities exist between depression in mentally retarded…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances
A Criterion Validity Study of the Schizophrenia Subscale of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA).
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Swiezy, Naomi B.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
The validity of the schizophrenia subscale of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA) was evaluated with 65 adults having mild to moderate mental retardation as well as either schizophrenia, depression, or no psychopathology. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted, as were interrater reliability analyses.…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Disability Identification
Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disorders.
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Hardan, Antonio; Sahl, Robert – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
A study examined suicidality in 223 children with developmental disorders (ages 4 to 18) and comorbid psychiatric disorders. Twenty percent experienced either suicidal ideation, threats of, or attempts at suicide, with hanging being most frequently considered. Suicidality was most often encountered in individuals with oppositional defiant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Depression (Psychology)
Affective Disorders in Hospitalized Children and Adolescents with Mental Retardation: A Retrospective Study.
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Johnson, Cynthia R.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
Fifty children and adolescents with affective disorders and mental retardation admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit were compared with 50 inpatients without depression. Behavioral symptoms occurred significantly more often in the affective group than in the comparison group. The behavioral presentation of affective symptoms in children and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis