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Inventory of Assessment Practices in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities in Three European Countries
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Wessels, Marleen D.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Paap, Muirne C. S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Knowledge about the quality of assessment methods used in the support of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is scarce. This study aimed to provide an overview of the assessment methods used in practice and to examine whether these instruments were studied for their psychometric properties for people with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
The Beck Depression Inventory II and the Beck Anxiety Inventory in People with Intellectual Disabilities: Factor Analyses and Group Data
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Lindsay, William R.; Skene, Danielle D. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: There have been several developments in research on emotional disorders in people with intellectual disability (ID). Although a large amount of work has been completed in mainstream clinical fields on the "Beck Anxiety Inventory" (BAI) and the "Beck Depression Inventory"-2nd Edition (BDI-II), to date there has been…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Emotional Disturbances, Factor Structure, Psychometrics
Risk Assessment: Actuarial Prediction and Clinical Judgement of Offending Incidents and Behaviour for Intellectual Disability Services
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Lindsay, William R.; Beail, Nigel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: Research on prediction of violent and sexual offending behaviour has developed considerably in the mainstream criminological literature. Apart from one publication [Quinsey (2004) "Offenders with Developmental Disabilities," pp. 131-142] this has not been extended to the field of intellectual disabilities. Methods: Work on actuarial…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Predictive Validity, Prediction
Assessment of Risk Manageability of Intellectually Disabled Sex Offenders
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Boer, Douglas P.; Tough, Susan; Haaven, James – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: There are no validated risk assessment tools for intellectually disabled (ID) sex offenders, with the exception of the work of Lindsay et al. ["Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities" (2004) 17: 267] regarding the prediction of risk for aggressive behaviour of ID offenders in residential settings. ID sex offenders…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Risk Management