Incidence, types and characteristics of aggressive behaviour in treatment facilities for adults with mild intellectual disability and severe challenging behaviour

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-124

  Tenneij, Nienke H ^a   Koot, H M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviour; Aggressive incidents; Inpatient aggression; Intellectual disability; Staff Observation Aggression Scale Revised (SOAS R); Treatment facilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROVOCATION; RATING SCALE; SEX RATIO; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 38049187477     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.00968.x     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Borthwick-Duffy S. A. (1994) Epidemiology and prevalence of psychopathology in people with mental retardation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 62, 17-27.
2. Cowley A., Newton J., Sturmey P., Bouras N. & Holt G. (2005) Psychiatric inpatient admissions of adults with intellectual disabilities: Predictive factors. American Journal on Mental Retardation 110, 216-25.
3. Crocker A. G., Mercier C., Lachapelle Y., Brunet A., Morin D. & Roy M. E. (2006) Prevalence and types of aggressive behaviour among adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 50, 652-61.
4. Davidson P. W., Cain N. N., Sloane-Reeves J. E., Van Speybroech A., Segel J., Gutkin J., Quijano L. E., Kramer B. M., Porter B., Shoham I. & Goldstein E. (1994) Characteristics of community-based individuals with mental retardation and aggressive behavioral disorders. American Journal on Mental Retardation 98, 704-16.
5. Davis S. (1991) Violence by psychiatric inpatients: A review. Hospital and Community Psychiatry 42, 585-90.
6. Dawson J. E., Matson J. L. & Cherry K. E. (1998) An analysis of maladaptive behaviors in persons with autism, PDD-NOS, and mental retardation. Research in Developmental Disabilities 19, 439-48.
7. Deb S., Thomas M. & Bright C. (2001) Mental disorder in adults with intellectual disability. 2: The rate of behaviour disorders among a community-based population aged between 16 and 64 years. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 45, 506-14.
8. Donovan A., Plant R., Peller A., Siegel L. & Martin A. (2003) Two-year trends in the use of seclusion and restraint among psychiatrically hospitalized youths. Psychiatric Services 54, 987-93.
9. Edwards P. & Miltenberger R. (1991) Burnout among staff members at community residential facilities for persons with mental retardation. Mental Retardation 29, 125-8.
10. Emerson E. & Bromley J. (1995) The form and function of challenging behaviours. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 39, 388-98.
11. Emerson E., Kiernan C., Alborz A., Reeves D., Mason H., Swarbrick R., Mason L. & Hatton C. (2001) The prevalence of challenging behaviors: a total population study. Research in Developmental Disabilities 22, 77-93.
12. Gardner W. I. & Moffat C. W. (1990) Aggressive behaviour: definition, assessment, treatment. International Review of Psychiatry 2, 91-100.
13. Grassi L., Peron L., Marangoni C., Zanchi P. & Vanni A. (2001) Characteristics of violent behaviour in acute psychiatric in-patients: A 5-year Italian study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 104, 273-9.
14. Harris P. (1993) The nature and extent of aggressive behaviour amongst people with learning difficulties (mental handicap) in a single health district. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 37, 221-42.
15. Hemmings C. P., Gravestock S., Pickard M. & Bouras N. (2006) Psychiatric symptoms and problem behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 50, 269-76.
16. Hillbrand M. (1995) Aggression against self and aggression against others in violent psychiatric patients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 63, 668-71.
17. Holden B. & Gitlesen J. P. (2006) A total population study of challenging behaviour in the county of Hedmark, Norway: Prevalence, and risk markers. Research in Developmental Disabilities 27, 456-65.
18. Hunter M. & Carmel H. (1992) The cost of staff injuries from inpatient violence. Hospital and Community Psychiatry 43, 586-8.
19. Jenkins R., Rose J. & Lovell C. (1997) Psychological well-being of staff working with people who have challenging behaviour. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 41, 502-11.
20. Linaker O. M. (1994) Assaultiveness among institutionalised adults with mental retardation. British Journal of Psychiatry 164, 62-8.
21. Lowe K. & Felce D. (1995) How do carers assess the severity of challenging behaviour? A total population study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 39, 117-27.
22. McClintock K., Hall S. & Oliver C. (2003) Risk markers associated with challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities: A meta-analytic study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 47, 405-16.
23. Masters K. J., Bellonci C., Bernet W., Arnold V., Beitchman J., Benson R. S., Bukstein O., Kinlan J., McClellan J., Rue D., Shaw J.A. & Stock S. (2002) Practice parameter for the prevention and management of aggressive behavior in child and adolescent psychiatric institutions, with special reference to seclusion and restraint. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 41, 4S-25S.
24. Menckel E., Carter N. & Viitasara E. (2000) Violence towards caregivers of persons with developmental disabilities. Work 15, 3-8.
25. Morrison E. F. (1990) Violent psychiatric inpatients in a public hospital. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice 4, 65-82.
26. Moss S., Emerson E., Kiernan C., Turner S., Hatton C. & Alborz A. (2000) Psychiatric symptoms in adults with learning disability and challenging behaviour. British Journal of Psychiatry 177, 452-6.
27. Nijman H. & Palmstierna T. (2002) Measuring aggression with the staff observation aggression scale - revised. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 412, 101-2.
28. Nijman H., Merckelbach H., Evers C., Palmstierna T. & Campo J. (2002) Prediction of aggression on a locked psychiatric admissions ward. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 105, 390-5.
29. Nijman H. L. & Campo J. M. (2002) Situational determinants of inpatient self-harm. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 32, 167-75.
30. Nijman H. L., Merckelbach H. L., Allertz W. F. & Campo J. M. (1997) Prevention of aggressive incidents on a closed psychiatric ward. Psychiatric Services 48, 694-8.
31. Nijman H. L. I., Muris P., Merckelbach H. L. G. J., Palmstierna T., Wistedt B., Vos A. M., van Rixtel A. & Allertz W. (1999) The staff observation aggression scale - revised (SOAS-R). Aggressive Behavior 25, 197-209.
32. Nijman H. L., Palmstierna T., Almvik R. & Stolker J. J. (2005) Fifteen years of research with the Staff Observation Aggression Scale: A review. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 111, 12-21.
33. Noble P. & Rodger S. (1989) Violence by psychiatric in-patients. British Journal of Psychiatry 155, 384-90.
34. Rojahn J., Matson J. L., Naglieri J. A. & Mayville E. (2004) Relationships between psychiatric conditions and behavior problems among adults with mental retardation. American Journal on Mental Retardation 109, 21-33.
35. Rush K. S., Bowman L. G., Eidman S. L., Toole L. M. & Mortenson B. P. (2004) Assessing psychopathology in individuals with developmental disabilities. Behavior Modification 28, 621-37.
36. Saloviita T. (2000) The structure and correlates of self-injurious behaviour in an institutional setting. Research in Developmental Disabilities 21, 501-11.
37. Sigafoos J., Elkins J., Kerr M. & Attwood T. (1994) A survey of aggressive behaviour among a population of persons with intellectual disability in Queensland. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 38, 369-81.
38. Smith S., Branford D., Collacott R. A., Cooper S. A. & McGrother C. (1996) Prevalence and cluster typology of maladaptive behaviors in a geographically defined population of adults with learning disabilities. British Journal of Psychiatry 169, 219-27.
39. Steinert T., Wolfle M. & Gebhardt R. P. (2000) Measurement of violence during in-patient treatment and association with psychopathology. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 102, 107-12.
40. Sukhodolsky D. G., Cardona L. & Martin A. (2005) Characterizing aggressive and noncompliant behaviors in a children's psychiatric inpatient setting. Child Psychiatry and Human Development 36, 177-93.
41. Tyrer F., McGrother C. W., Thorp C. F., Donaldson M., Bhaumik S., Watson J. M. & Hollin C. (2006) Physical aggression towards others in adults with learning disabilities: Prevalence and associated factors. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 50, 295-304.