ERIC Number: EJ481471
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Incidence of Significantly Altered Pain Experience among Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.
Biersdorff, Kathleen K.
American Journal on Mental Retardation, v98 n5 p619-31 Mar 1993
Reports of injury/illness incidents involving 123 adults with developmental disabilities were studied to determine the incidence of pain insensitivity/indifference. A significantly elevated pain threshold was noted for 25% of subjects and was related to severity of mental retardation. Medical and rehabilitation implications in terms of risking avoidable death and increased physical disability are discussed. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Diseases, Incidence, Injuries, Pain, Sensory Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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