Characteristics of Persons with Mental Retardation Who Have Been Abused by Caregivers.

Zirpoli, Thomas J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ361019

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Publication Date: 1987

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Characteristics of Persons with Mental Retardation Who Have Been Abused by Caregivers.

Zirpoli, Thomas J.; And Others

Journal of Special Education, v21 n2 p31-41 Sum 1987

The study compared characteristics of 91 mentally retarded victims (ages 11-74) of abuse by residential caregivers with characteristics of nonabused subjects in the same facilities. A significant relationship was found between abuse status and such subject characteristics as level of functioning and frequency of maladaptive behaviors. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Attendants, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Individual Characteristics, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation

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Language: English

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