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Mental Disorders and Problem Behavior in a Community Sample of Adults with Intellectual Disability: Three-Month Prevalence and Comorbidity
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Hove, Oddbjorn; Havik, Odd E. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of mental disorders in a Norwegian sample of adults with intellectual disability (ID) using the "Psychopathology Checklists for Adults With Intellectual Disability" (P-AID; Hove & Havik, 2008), a screening instrument adopting diagnostic criteria from the "Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Mental Disorders
Characteristics of Suicidality among Adolescents.
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Wetzler, Scott; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1996
Examines the characteristics of suicidality and psychopathology (including depression, aggression, impulsivity, and stressful life events) among four groups of depressed adolescent outpatients. The nonsuicidal group was differentiated from the three suicidal groups on the basis of suicidality and psychopathology. The three suicidal groups were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Aggression, At Risk Persons
The Rate and Characteristics of Suicide Attempters in the Native Hawaiian Adolescent Population.
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Yuen, Noelle; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1996
Surveyed native Hawaiian high school students (n=1,779) for symptoms of psychopathology and suicide attempts in the previous 6 months. Seventy-seven students reported making a suicide attempt. There were no significant differences in prevalence rates for males and females. Depression, anxiety, aggression, substance abuse symptoms, and low family…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Aggression, Anxiety