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Association of Aggressive Behaviours with Psychiatric Disorders, Age, Sex and Degree of Intellectual Disability: A Large-Scale Survey
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Tsiouris, J. A.; Kim, S. Y.; Brown, W. T.; Cohen, I. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: The link between aggression and mental disorders has been the focus of diverse studies in persons with and without intellectual disabilities (ID). Because of discrepancies in the finding of studies in persons with ID to date, and because of differences in research design, instruments used and the population studied, more research is…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Personality Problems, Aggression, Self Control
Staying in the Here-and-Now: A Pilot Study on the Use of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Group Skills Training for Forensic Clients with Intellectual Disability
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Sakdalan, J. A.; Shaw, J.; Collier, V. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) has been widely used with individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder who exhibit severe emotional and behavioural dysregulation. There is a paucity of research in assessing the effectiveness of DBT with forensic clients with intellectual disability (ID). Methods: This pilot study aims…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Mental Retardation, Personality Problems, Mental Disorders
Personality Disorders in Offenders with Intellectual Disability: A Comparison of Clinical, Forensic and Outcome Variables and Implications for Service Provision
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Alexander, R. T.; Green, F. N.; O'Mahony, B.; Gunaratna, I. J.; Gangadharan, S. K.; Hoare, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Aim: To establish any differences between patients with and without a diagnosis of personality disorders, being treated in a secure inpatient service for offenders with intellectual disability (ID) in the UK. Method: A cohort study involving a selected population of people with ID and offending behaviours. Results: The study included a total of…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Substance Abuse, Mental Retardation, Personality Traits
Psychiatric Morbidity and Social Functioning among Adults with Borderline Intelligence Living in Private Households
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Hassiotis, A.; Strydom, A.; Hall, I.; Ali, A.; Lawrence-Smith, G.; Meltzer, H.; Head, J; Bebbington, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Approximately one-eighth of the population will have DSM-IV borderline intelligence. Various mental disorders and social disability are associated with it. Method: The paper uses data (secondary analysis) from a UK-wide cross-sectional survey of 8450 adults living in private households. Data were collected on psychiatric disorders,…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Intelligence, Mental Disorders, Personality
Pharmacotherapy for Aggressive Behaviours in Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: Treatment or Mistreatment?
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Tsiouris, J. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Antipsychotic medications have been used extensively to treat aggressive behaviours in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) when the main psychiatric diagnoses given to them in the past were schizophrenia, childhood psychoses and ID with behaviour problems. Today, antipsychotics are still estimated to comprise 30-50% of all the…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mental Retardation, Emotional Disturbances, Quality of Life
Psychiatric Co-Morbidity and Gender Differences in Intellectual Disability
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Tsakanikos, E.; Bouras, Nick; Sturmey, P.; Holt, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Although gender differences in psychopathology among the general psychiatric population appear to be well documented, such differences have been either ignored or inconsistently investigated among people with intellectual disability (ID). Methods: The study examined psychiatric co-morbidity in 295 men and 295 women with ID and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mental Retardation, Psychopathology, Foreign Countries
Personality Disorders in People with Learning Disabilities: Follow-Up of a Community Survey
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Lidher, J.; Martin, D. M.; Jayaprakash, M. S.; Roy, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: A sample of community-based service users with intellectual disability (ID) was re-examined after 5 years to determine the impact of a diagnosis of personality disorder (PD). Methods: Seventy-five of the original 101 participants were followed up. Of these, 21 people had a PD identified during the original study. Results: Compared with…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Personality Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Community Surveys
The Behavioural Profile of Psychiatric Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability
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Kishore, M. T.; Nizamie, S. H.; Nizamie, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: Problems associated with psychiatric diagnoses could be minimized by identifying behavioural clusters of specific psychiatric disorders. Methods: Sixty persons with intellectual disability (ID) and behavioural problems, aged 12?55 years, were assessed with standardized Indian tools for intelligence and adaptive behaviour. Clinical…
Descriptors: Psychosis, Personality Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Mental Retardation