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Lecavalier, Luc; Tasse, Marc J. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
This study examined the relationship between psychopathology and motivation in 111 participants with mental retardation and psychiatric disorder and 11l participants with mental retardation only. The former scored higher on 8 of the 15 motives and had more motives above one standard deviation from the mean of the normative sample. Results support…
Descriptors: Adults, Mental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Motivation
Menolascino, Frank J. – 1983
The relationship between schizophrenia and mental retardation is examined. Historical associations between symptoms of the two disorders are reviewed, and a 3-year study of the incidence (14%) of mental illness in 798 retarded individuals in a community based program is described. Information on the etiological, developmental, and phenomenological…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Etiology, Incidence
Peer reviewedMatson, 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
Direct linkSmith, Ashley J.; Bihm, Elson M.; Tavkar, Poonam; Sturmey, Peter – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
Two studies assessed the reliability and utility of the Stimulus Preference Coding System (SPCS) to measure approach, avoidance, and happy and unhappy behaviors in persons with developmental disorders. Study 1 took place in an institutional setting. The nine participants were all adults with mental retardation and multiple associated disabilities.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities
Konarski, Edward A., Jr.; Sutton, Kelly; Huffman, Alice – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1997
Investigation of episodes of injury and personal characteristics among 412 individuals with mental retardation living in Intermediate Care Facilities found that 16% of the group experienced 67% of injuries. Individuals taking antipsychotics, having higher maladaptive behavior scores, and having relatively higher levels of adaptive behavior were…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Problems, Incidence, Injuries
