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Burkitt, Chantel C.; Breau, Lynn M.; Zabalia, Marc – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Pain coping is thought to be the most significant behavioural contribution to the adjustment to pain. Little is known about how those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) cope with pain. We describe parental reported coping styles and how coping relates to individual factors. Seventy-seven caregivers of children and adults with…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Age Groups, Mental Retardation, Caregivers
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Breau, Lynn M.; Camfield, Carol S. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Behavioral pain assessment is possible for children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). However, pain behavior is often misinterpreted as reflecting psychopathology. We examined whether psychopathology alters pain behavior. Caregivers of 123 children (56 girls ages 40 to 258 months) completed the Non-Communicating…
Descriptors: Pain, Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities