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Peer reviewedCarsrud, Alan L.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1980
Social variables that may be associated with mental health in geriatric severely mentally retarded individuals (N=10, mean age 59) were studied. The results indicated that as the frequency of staff resident noninteractions (while in physical proximity) increases, the amount of constructive behaviors exhibited by the clients decreases. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Geriatrics, Human Relations, Interaction
