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Procedural Discourse in Intellectual Disability and Dual Diagnosis
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Ryan, J.; Woodyatt, G.; Copeland, D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Knowledge of discourse abilities of adults with intellectual disability (ID) and mental illness is limited. The present study examined the procedural discourse skills of two cohorts of adults with ID--one cohort with (n = 7) and one cohort without (n = 7) a psychiatric diagnosis of psychosis. Methods: Participants completed the "dice…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Mental Disorders, Identification
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
New-Onset Psychiatric Disorders in Individuals with Autism
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Hutton, Jane; Goode, Susan; Murphy, Margaret; Le Couteur, Ann; Rutter, Michael – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
A follow-up study to at least the age of 21 years of 135 individuals with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosed in childhood and an IQ of over 30 was conducted. The study is distinctive in its large size, low attrition rate and use of systematic interviews to obtain clinical information. Questionnaires completed by caregivers asked about the…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Schizophrenia, Autism, Caregivers
Psychiatric Service Use and Psychiatric Disorders in Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Bhaumik, S.; Tyrer, F. C.; McGrother, C.; Ganghadaran, S. K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: UK policies aim to facilitate access to general psychiatric services for adults with intellectual disability (ID). If this is to be achieved, it is important to have a clear idea of the characteristics and proportion of people with ID who currently access specialist psychiatric services and the nature and extent of psychiatric…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Health Services, Gender Differences, Incidence
Annotation: Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia--Clinical and Treatment Issues
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Asarnow, Joan Rosenbaum; Tompson, Martha C.; McGrath, Emily P. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: In the past 10 years, there has been increased research on childhood-onset schizophrenia and clear advances have been achieved. Method: This annotation reviews the recent clinical and treatment literature on childhood-onset schizophrenia. Results: There is now strong evidence that the syndrome of childhood-onset schizophrenia exists…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Counseling Techniques, Clinical Diagnosis, Children
The Factor Structure of SCL-90 and MCMI Scale Scores.
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Strauman, Timothy J.; Wetzler, Scott – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1992
Scale-level factor analyses are reported for 2 self-report measures of psychopathology, the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI), using 130 psychiatric inpatients and outpatients. Used separately, the measures offer limited interpretability of scale profiles. Their combined use permits differentiation…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing