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Breau, Lynn M.; Camfield, Carol S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Both chronic pain and sleep problems are common for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Although one study has revealed a relationship between having a medical condition and sleep problems in this population, the role of pain was not examined independently. Thus, the goal of this study was to clarify the specific role…
Descriptors: Pain, Sleep, Children, Mental Retardation
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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