A Comparison of Social and Adaptive Functioning in Persons with Psychosis, Autism, and Severe or Profound Mental Retardation

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-65

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Mayville, Erik A ^b   Lott, Julia D ^a   Bielecki, JoAnne ^a   Logan, Randy ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Pinecrest Developmental Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive functioning; Autism; Matson Evaluation of Social Skills in the Severely Retarded (MESSIER); Mental retardation; Pervasive developmental disorders; Psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia; Social skills; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037237714     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021404304361     Document Type: Article

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