Abstract
The prevalence of psychopathology in younger and older adults with severe and profound mental retardation was examined. Participants were evaluated by direct-care staff using the Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped (DASH), which measures the frequency, duration, and severity of symptoms associated with 13 major psychiatric disorders derived from the DSM-III-R. The frequency of disorders was comparable for younger and older adults. Age group differences favoring the older adults were revealed in the analyses of duration and severity on 4 of the DASH subscales. Implications of these findings for research and practice were discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 445-458 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | American Journal on Mental Retardation |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Mar 1 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Rehabilitation
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Health Professions(all)