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The Subjective Experiences of People with an Intellectual Disability and Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Who Are Detained in a Medium Secure Unit
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Cookson, Alex; Dickson, Joanne M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: This paper examines the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities, in secure care, with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The paper specifically looks at the perceptions of the participants in relation to their diagnosis and experience of psychosis. Method: Eleven adults with intellectual disabilities in a medium secure unit…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
The Structure and Quality of Social Network Support among Mental Health Consumers of Clubhouse Programs
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Pernice-Duca, Francesca M. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
This study explored the structure and quality of social network support among a group of adult consumers of community-based mental health programs known as "clubhouses". The structure and quality of social network support was also examined by diagnosis, specifically between consumers living with and without schizophrenia. The study…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Schizophrenia, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Agreement Rates between Parent and Self-Report on Past ADHD Symptoms in an Adult Clinical Sample
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Dias, Gabriela; Mattos, Paulo; Coutinho, Gabriel; Segenreich, Daniel; Saboya, Eloisa; Ayrao, Vanessa – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: To investigate agreement rates between parent and self-report on childhood symptoms of ADHD. Method: Sixty-eight self-referred treatment-naive adults (33 men, 35 women) were interviewed with a modified version of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Epidemiological Version (K-SADS-E) and asked about past ADHD…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Mental Disorders, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Treatment of Early-Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (TEOSS): Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
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Frazier, Jean A.; McClellan, Jon; Findling, Robert L.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Anderson, Robert; Zablotsky, Benjamin; Williams, Emily; McNamara, Nora K.; Jackson, Joseph A.; Ritz, Louise; Hlastala, Stefanie A.; Pierson, Leslie; Varley, Jennifer A.; Puglia, Madeline; Maloney, Ann E.; Ambler, Denisse; Hunt-Harrison, Tyehimba; Hamer, Robert M.; Noyes, Nancy; Lieberman, Jeffrey A.; Sikich, Linmarie – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: We examined baseline demographic and clinical profiles of youths enrolled from 2001 to 2006 in the publicly funded multicenter, randomized controlled trial Treatment of Early-Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders. Method: Youths (8-19 years) with schizophrenia (SZ) and schizoaffective disorder were recruited at four academic sites.…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Emotional Disturbances, Psychopathology, Rating Scales
Nonverbal Expression in Autism of Asperger Type.
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Tantam, Digby; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
Two experiments evaluated the social interactions of 15 Asperger-type autistic subjects with either normal or schizoid control subjects. Asperger subjects tended to avoid gazing at the interviewer when the interviewer was talking. Results suggest that a lifelong absence of gaze response to social clues including speech may explain some features of…
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Behavior Patterns