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Direct linkValdovinos, Maria G.; Nelson, Samantha M.; Kuhle, Jennifer L.; Dierks, Abigail M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often prescribed psychotropic medication to treat behaviors such as aggression and self-injury. Evaluation of these medications is often based on caregiver report or changes in frequency of behavior. The purpose of this research was to characterize the rate and function of problem…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedLinscheid, Thomas R.; Landau, Richard J. – Mental Retardation, 1993
A reevaluation of data from Berkman and Meyer (1988), a study supporting the effectiveness of positive-oriented programing approaches with persons with mental retardation, suggests that medication, especially the introduction of Thorazine (with subsequent increases of dosage), may have been related to reductions in the client's self-injurious…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies
Peer reviewedMeyer, Luanna H.; Berkman, Karen A. – Mental Retardation, 1993
This response to a critique (EC 605 541) of the authors' case study, supporting the effectiveness of positive-oriented programing approaches with persons with mental retardation, offers follow-up information on the individual involved, including his complete medication history, and defends the view that the self-determination supported by their…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies
