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Kalachnik, John E.; Hanzel, Thomas E.; Sevenich, Robert; Harder, Stuart R. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
A literature review found behavioral side effects occurred for 13% of 446 individuals with mental retardation who were prescribed benzodiazepine for either behavioral or psychiatric conditions (n=138, 17.4%), epilepsy (n=20, 15.4%), or other medical conditions such as myoclonus or cerebral palsy (n=100, 2%). Implications of nonrecognition are…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Problems, Cerebral Palsy
