Prevalence of, and factors associated with, problem behaviors in adults with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 678-686

  Jones, Sheena ^a   Cooper, Sally Ann ^b,c   Smiley, Elita ^b   Allan, Linda ^b   Williamson, Andrew ^b   Morrison, Jillian ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behavior; Epidemiology; Intellectual disabilities; Mental ill health; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUPPORT GROUP; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; APTITUDE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; FOSTER CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APTITUDE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RECORDS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 52649096020     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318183f85c     Document Type: Article

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