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Recidivism among Offenders with Developmental Disabilities Participating in a Case Management Program.
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Linhorst, Donald M.; McCutchen, Tami A.; Bennett, Leslie – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
A study examined recidivism among 252 clients (ages 15-59) with developmental disabilities in a case management program. Overall, 40% were arrested while in the program and 34% were arrested within 6 months after case closure. Clients who completed the program (n=115) were less likely to be arrested after case closure. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Criminals, Developmental Disabilities
Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disorders.
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Hardan, Antonio; Sahl, Robert – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study of 233 children with developmental disorders and mental illness found that the most common psychiatric diagnoses were oppositional defiant disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Pica, organic mental disorder, and autism were more often encountered in low functioning individuals, while depressive and speech/language…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism, Behavior Disorders
The Draw-a-Person Task in Persons with Mental Retardation: What Does It Measure?
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Dykens, Elisabeth – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Draw-a-Person (DAP) samples from 108 adolescents and adults with mental retardation were scored using Naglieri's cognitive and emotional disturbance scoring systems. Visual-motor skills emerged as the best predictor of DAP cognitive scores, more predictive than intelligence. Findings suggest caution in using DAP as an index of intelligence or as a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances
Functional Grouping in Residential Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
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Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Macdonald, Susan; Ashman, Bev – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
The effects of functional grouping of 303 people with intellectual disabilities on care practices in English group homes were investigated. Residents who were non-ambulant were rated as receiving care with less interpersonal warmth and residents with severe challenging behavior were rated as receiving care with less interpersonal warmth and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Disorders, Caregivers
Parents of Children and Adolescents with Severe Mental Retardation: Stress, Family Resources, Normalization, and Their Application for Out-of-Home Placement.
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Rimmerman, A.; Duvdevani, I. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This study examined out-of-home applications of 88 Israeli parents who had children with severe mental retardation. Five predictors had significant correlations with parental application: high parental stress, less social support, favorable attitudes toward normalization, low family environment score, and the child being of adolescent age.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Family Environment