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The Chronicity of Self-Injurious Behaviour: A Long-Term Follow-Up of a Total Population Study
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Taylor, Lorne; Oliver, Chris; Murphy, Glynis – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Self-injurious behaviour (SIB) is a relatively common problem for people with intellectual disabilities and it is known to be associated with various risk markers, such as degree of disability, sensory impairments, and autism (McClintock "et al." 2003). Less is known about its long-term course however. Method: The present…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Hospitals, Quality of Life
Physical Restraint of People with Intellectual Disability: A Review of Implementation Reduction and Elimination Procedures
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Luiselli, James K. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: This review describes procedures to reduce and eliminate physical restraint of people with intellectual disability. One approach is to assess antecedent conditions associated with restraint and change them so that they no longer produce restraint-provoking behaviour. A second approach is to decrease the duration of restraint by…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Behavior Modification, Outcomes of Treatment
The Clinical Management and Prevention of Pica: A Retrospective Follow-Up of 41 Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Pica
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Williams, Don E.; Kirkpatrick-Sanchez, Sharon; Enzinna, Christie; Dunn, Jacqueline; Borden-Karasack, Deborah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Pica is a very dangerous form of self-injurious behaviour because one occurrence can be lethal. Dealing successfully with dangerous pica in a large institution requires a high level of administrative support. It cannot be relegated to each psychologist to write a programme. A written behaviour programme is only one component of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Surgery, Hygiene
Development of Parent- and Teacher-Reported Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Young People with Intellectual Disabilities: Does Level of Intellectual Disability Matter?
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de Ruiter, Karen P.; Dekker, Marielle C.; Douma, Jolanda C. H.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Koot, Hans M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: This study described similarities and differences in the 5-year stability and change of problem behaviour between youths attending schools for children with mild to borderline (MiID) versus moderate intellectual disabilities (MoID). Methods: A two-wave multiple-birth-cohort sample of 6 to 18-year-old was assessed twice across a 5-year…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Persistence, Psychopathology, Behavior Problems