Data about the quality of attachment between infants and parents in high-risk populations suggests that early intervention may be advantageous for positive developmental outcomes for the child. Mothers in prison represent a high-risk parenting population in terms of both attachment histories and economic and social risk factors. New Beginnings was…

The purpose of this study is to examine the problem behavior and self-medication models of alcohol abuse in incarcerated male adolescents. Male adolescents (N = 56) incarcerated in a juvenile correction facility were administered a battery of psychological measures. Approximately 84% of adolescents with clinically significant alcohol-related…

To understand experiences of incarcerated pregnant women, 25 pregnant women in a state prison were interviewed. Responses were coded for frequency and intensity of narrative themes. Psychological distress and recall of past relationships with mothers were assessed using questionnaires. Participants reported moderate depression and high hostility…

This paper presents data supplementing previous reports of elevated incidence of left handedness for the mentally retarded. The new data confirm a positive relationship between degree of retardation and incidence of left-handedness. (GO)

The study was designed to determine whether 16 aggressive mentally retarded adults could reduce their resting electromyographic (EMG) levels through relaxation training techniques. Ss were selected from a large state institution. Ss were divided into two groups--the experimental group received six training sessions which included whole body…

Research supported in part by the Commonwealth Fund of New York.

Interviews were conducted with twenty-eight male and female inmates housed in Canadian maximum and medium security prisons to determine their sports backgrounds and values and the role of sports in their prison lives. As youngsters, the large majority of the subjects interviewed had participated in organized competitive sports. Sport value…

The study was undertaken to develop guidelines for the establishment of living centers for mentally handicapped adults. Findings from a questionnaire sent to about 75 facilities across the country are presented (legal form of operation, location, bed capacity, waiting list, admission restrictions, coeducational or one sex only, financial support,…

Forty-four mentally retarded individuals were studied to determine if relocation syndrome can be averted in interinstitutional transfer. (Author)

A survey of 300 public residential facilities for the mentally retarded revealed a .06 percent incidence rate for idiot savants, persons of low intelligence who possess an unusually high skill in some special task. (CL)

Faulty administration and evaluation of drug treatment with institutionalized mentally retarded children increases the probability of drug errors and misues. (MH)

Notes that the mentally ill and the courts would benefit immeasurably if the behavioral sciences would turn their attention to the task of empirically defining two words: dangerous and treatment. (Author/AM)

Examined effectiveness of a comprehensive discharge planning protocol in a double-blind study with 80 acute care patients age 75 and older. According to functional status measures, placement at 2 and 4 weeks post-discharge was deemed appropriate for 87 percent of all patients. Length of hospital stay was reduced for treatment group patients.…

Developed Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scale to predict premature termination of patients from inpatient alcohol programing. A classification accuracy rate of 91.36 percent was achieved in the standardization sample comparing only valid profiles. (Author/BL)

Compared Kennedy and Elder's (1982) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) regression model with Kaufman's (1976) linear equating model. Both the Kennedy and Elder, and the Kaufman abbreviated forms attained a high degree of association, suggesting that both models are equally effective. (Author/BL)