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Development and Evaluation of the Active Treatment Client Rights Checklist.
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Gross, Edward J.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study describes the development of the Active Treatment Client Rights checklist (ATCR), which was designed to facilitate the assessment, monitoring, and implementation of readily observable client active treatment services for adults with developmental disabilities. The ATCR was found to be highly reliable, valid, and useful in enhancing…
Descriptors: Adults, Check Lists, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
The Motivation Assessment Scale: Reliability and Construct Validity across Three Topographies of Behavior.
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Duker, Pieter C.; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
The psychometric properties of the Motivation Assessment Scale were examined using 90 ratings of different problem behaviors among 86 individuals with mental retardation. Although reliability and internal consistency were generally poor, the results depended upon topographies of problem behavior and methods of calculation. The construct validity…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Evaluation Methods
Experimental Functional Analyses for Challenging Behavior: A Study of Validity and Reliability.
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Martin, N. T.; Gaffan, E. A.; Williams, T. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
Data from the experimental functional analysis of challenging behaviors of 27 individuals with mental retardation were analyzed to assess agreement among three forms of interpretation. Results found that the methods of interpreting function from experimental assessment can give different results and that test-retest reliability of the experimental…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Do Anxiety Disorders Exist in Persons with Severe and Profound Mental Retardation?.
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Matson, Johnny L.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study explored the construct of general anxiety in 69 individuals with severe and profound mental retardation and evaluated the validity of the DASH-II anxiety subscale to determine its value in categorizing individuals with and without anxiety. Results indicated only behavioral symptoms associated with anxiety could be reliably assessed.…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Disability Identification
A Comparison of the Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped-II (DASH-II) and the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC).
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Paclawskyj, Theodosia R.; Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jerald W.; Baglio, Christopher S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study of 233 individuals with severe mental retardation examined the validity of the Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped-II (DASH-II) through correlation with the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC). DASH-II as a whole was found to have a high degree of convergent validity with the ABC total score. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Correlation, Disability Identification
Validity of the Mania Subscale of the Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped-II (DASH-II).
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Matson, Johnny L.; Smiroldo, Brandi B. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study tested the validity of the Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped-II (DASH-II) for determining the presence of mania (bipolar disorder) in 22 individuals with severe mental retardation. Results found the mania subscale to be internally consistent and able to be used to classify manic and control subjects accurately. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods
The Convergent Validity of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills for Individuals with Severe Retardation (MESSIER).
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Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Carlisle, Carla Beth – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A study administered the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills for Individuals with Severe Retardation (MESSIER) and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) to 892 individuals with severe mental retardation residing in a residential state facility. Significant positive correlations were found between corresponding MESSIER subscales and VABS…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Communication
The Stereotyped Behavior Scale: Psychometric Properties and Norms.
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Rojahn, Johannes; Matlock, Scott T.; Tasse, Marc J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
A study tested the psychometric properties of the Stereotyped Behavior Scale, an empirically developed behavior rating scale for adolescents and adults with mental retardation. Forty-five adults with mental retardation and various rates of stereotypies participated. Results found the scale had high rates of reliability, validity, and interrater…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
The Environmental Rating Scale (ERS): A Measure of the Quality of the Residential Environment for Adults with Autism.
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Van Bourgondien, Mary E.; Reichle, Nancy C.; Campbell, Duncan G.; Mesibov, Gary B. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Environmental Rating Scale, a measure specifically designed to assess residential treatment programs for individuals with autism. The measure's reliability was demonstrated by assessments of the internal consistency, stability, and interrater reliability. Preliminary analysis of validity…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Evaluation Methods, Interrater Reliability
Rating Problem Behaviors in Outpatients with Mental Retardation: Use of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist.
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Freund, Lisa S.; Reiss, Allan L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
Parent and teacher ratings on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist with an outpatient sample of 110 children, adolescents, and young adults with mental retardation found that the 5-factor structure of both parent and teacher data corresponded very well with the 5 factors originally obtained from staff ratings of mentally retarded inpatients. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists
The Aberrant Behavior Checklist and the Behavior Problems Inventory: Convergent and Divergent Validity.
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Rojahn, Johannes; Aman, Michael G.; Matson, Johnny L.; Mayville, Erik – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
A study compared the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) and the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI) for assessing the maladaptive behavior of 226 adults, mostly with severe or profound mental retardation. Individuals with elevated BPI scores generally had higher ABC scores, however, the extent of covariation differed across subscales. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Aggression, Behavior Problems
Dementia and Depression in Elders with Mental Retardation: A Pilot Study.
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Harper, Dennis C.; Wadsworth, John S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This article investigates cognitive decline and depressive symptomatology among older adults with mental retardation. A pilot study of assessment instruments is reported. Findings reveal that decreasing cognitive ability is associated with higher rates of observed depression and reported behavioral problems. Cognitive decline was associated with…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Ability
The MMPI-168(L) and ADD in Assessing Psychopathology in Individuals with Mental Retardation: Between and within Instrument Associations.
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McDaniel, William F.; Passmore, Corie E.; Sewell, Hollie M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
A study involving 58 adults with mental retardation and mental disorders found few correlations between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Assessment of Dual Diagnosis (ADD). The major exception was the Mania scale of the MMPI, which correlated moderately well with the ADD Schizophrenia and Dementia scales. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Rating Scales, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification