Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Adults with Severe and Profound Mental Retardation.

Fox, Robert A.; Wade, Erin J.

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ERIC Number: EJ570215

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Publication Date: 1998

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Adults with Severe and Profound Mental Retardation.

Fox, Robert A.; Wade, Erin J.

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v19 n3 p275-80 May-Jun 1998

A study investigated the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 86 adults with severe mental retardation. Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 15% of the sample met the diagnostic criteria. This measure was not influenced by chronological age, adaptive age, IQ, or gender. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods, Hyperactivity, Incidence, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation

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Language: English

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