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Müller, Katrin; Helmes, Almut; Kleischmann, Annika; Graser, Johannes; Bengel, Jürgen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities should participate in the diagnostics of their mental health. The Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a Learning Disability (GDS-LD) and its Carer Supplement (GDS-CS) were translated into German and tested. Methods: Internal consistency, criterion validity and inter-test reliability were…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Disabilities, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Edge, Daniel; Ewing, Louise – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Mental capacity assessments currently rely on subjective opinion. Researchers have yet to explore the association between key cognitive functions of rational decision making and mental capacity classifications for people with intellectual disabilities. Method: Sixty-three adults completed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Screening Tests
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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