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Adams, Julie; And Others – 1995
This study examined the prevalence and clinical correlates of sexually inappropriate behaviors in all youth treated at a tertiary care public sector psychiatric hospital over a 5-year period. A retrospective chart review was completed on 499 subjects. Subjects were grouped in four mutually exclusive categories: no inappropriate sexual behaviors…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse

McCurry, Christopher; McClellan, Jon; Adams, Julie; Norrei, Marilyn; Storck, Michael; Eisner, Andrea; Breiger, David – Mental Retardation, 1998
A retrospective chart review was used to examine sexual behaviors and cognitive impairment in 200 youth (ages 5-18) with serious mental illness. Lower IQ was associated with increased sexual acting-out. For more serious victimizing sexual behaviors, only verbal IQ differences were statistically significant. Overall, sexual behavior disorders were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse, Children