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Perry, J.; Allen, D. G.; Pimm, C.; Meek, A.; Lowe, K.; Groves, S.; Cohen, D.; Felce, D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: People with severe challenging behaviour are vulnerable to exclusion from local services and removal to out-of-area placements if locally available supported accommodation is insufficient to meet their needs. There are concerns about the high costs and potentially poorer outcomes of out-of-area placements but relatively little is known…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Late Adolescents, Comparative Analysis
Walsh, Kevin K.; Shenouda, Nivine – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1999
Relations among instruments used in community mental-health services for people with developmental disabilities were explored with 284 individuals. Correlation coefficients were evaluated for statistical significance and effect size for subtests of the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior, the Aberrant Behavior Checklist, and the Adaptive…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis
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Matson, Johnny L.; Terlonge, Cindy; Gonzalez, Melissa L.; Rivet, Tessa – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The purpose of this study was to explore the interrelationship of social and adaptive skills in adults with bipolar disorder and severe or profound intellectual disability. A bipolar group (N=14), a severe psychopathology group without bipolar disorder (N=14), and a control group with no DSM-IV Axis I diagnosis (N=14) were compared on the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Adjustment (to Environment), Psychopathology, Comparative Analysis