Compulsions in adults with mental retardation: prevalence, phenomenology, and comorbidity with stereotypy and self-injury.
By: Bodfish, James W. et al.
Series: American Journal on Mental Retardation 100 (2) 1995: 183-192.Publisher: 1995Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER | PREVALENCE | SELF INJURIOUS BEHAVIOUR | STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDERSummary: The authors developed simple assessment screening instruments for stereotypy and self injury and used Gedye's Compulsive Behaviour Checklist and found acceptable levels of reliability, stability, and validity for each instrument. The occurrence of compulsions was significantly positively associated with the occurrence of stereotypy, self-injury, and stereotypy plus self injury.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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The authors developed simple assessment screening instruments for stereotypy and self injury and used Gedye's Compulsive Behaviour Checklist and found acceptable levels of reliability, stability, and validity for each instrument. The occurrence of compulsions was significantly positively associated with the occurrence of stereotypy, self-injury, and stereotypy plus self injury.
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