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Symptoms of Dementia among Adults with Down's Syndrome: A Qualitative Study
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Deb, Shoumitro; Hare, M.; Prior, L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Dementia is common among adults with Down's syndrome (DS); yet the diagnosis of dementia, particularly in its early stage, can be difficult in this population. One possible reason for this may be the different clinical manifestation of dementia among people with intellectual disabilities. Aims: The aim of this study was to map out the…
Descriptors: Dementia, Memory, Sleep, Mental Retardation
Depression in Mentally Retarded Children.
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Matson, Johnny L.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Mentally retarded emotionally disturbed children (N=31) were compared on the Child Depression Inventory and the Child Behavior Profile with 31 children in a normal school setting. Correlational data showed a strong relationship between the cut-off scores for both measures suggesting that similarities exist between depression in mentally retarded…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances
The Diagnostic Utility of Bannatyne's Recategorized WISC-R Scores with Children Referred to a Developmental Evaluation Center.
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Thompson, Robert J., Jr. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Evaluates diagnostic utility of Bannatyne's recategorized WISC-R scores in differentiating among children referred to a developmental evaluation center. Results failed to provide support for the diagnostic utility of recategorized WISC-R scores in general. Use of measure is limited in differentiating psychological and learning problems. (Author/CJ)
Descriptors: Children, Educational Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods
Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being in GH-Treated, Adult PWS Patients: A Longitudinal Study
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Bertella, L.; Mori, I.; Grugni, G.; Pignatti, R.; Ceriani, F.; Molinari, E.; Ceccarelli, A.; Sartorio, A.; Vettor, R.; Semenza, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a congenital alteration of chromosome pair 15. It is characterized by short stature, muscular hypotonia, hyperphagia, obesity, behavioural and emotional disturbances, hypogonadism and partial Growth Hormone (GH) deficiency. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term effect of GH treatment on the…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Psychology, Patients, Intervals
Levels of Psychological Distress Experienced by Family Carers of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities in an Urban Conurbation
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Emerson, Eric; Robertson, Janet; Wood, Justin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: The aim of the present study was to identify factors associated with the level of psychological distress reported by family carers of children with intellectual disability living in a large urban conurbation. Method: Information was collected by postal questionnaire (or interview for family carers who did not have English as their…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Psychological Patterns, Stress Variables, Caregivers
The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. Volume XXIII.
Eissler, Ruth S., Ed.; And Others – 1968
Twenty-seven papers treat aspects of the psychoanalytic study of the child. Problems of psychopathology and therapy considered are the fantasy of the phallic woman, the use of child analysis, the background of perversions, variables in the production of neurotic disturbances, treatment of narcissistic personality disorders, and problems of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Body Image, Case Records