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Peer reviewedJacobson, John W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Among developmentally disabled persons (N=35,000) young and middle aged adults were found to receive psychotropic medication at higher rates than children, adolescents, or elderly persons. Medication increased with severity of retardation, restrictiveness of residential setting, severity of problem behaviors, and presence of a psychiatric…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy
Peer reviewedTasse, Marc J.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Analysis of teacher and parent ratings of 369 children with developmental disabilities on the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form provided normative data (means, T scores, and percentiles). Age influenced three of eight subscales on the parent ratings and one subscale on the teacher ratings. Gender did not influence subscale scores. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Developmental Disabilities
