A large scale study of the psychometric characteristics of the ibr modified overt aggression scale: Findings and evidence for increased self-destructive behaviors in adult females with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 599-609

  Cohen, Ira L ^a   Tsiouris, John A ^a   Flory, Michael J ^a   Kim, Soh Yule ^a   Freedland, Robert ^a   Heaney, Glenn ^a   Pettinger, Jill ^b   Brown, W Ted ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b OMRDD Bureau of Behavioral and Clinical Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Autism; Females; Prevalence; Psychometrics; Rating scales; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED OVERT AGGRESSION SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EID: 77955467360     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0908-z     Document Type: Article

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