Do anxiety disorders exist in persons with severe and profound mental retardation?

Sixty-nine individuals with severe and profound mental retardation were selected from 289 clients and studied for possible anxiety disorders. The validity of the DASH-II anxiety subscale was evaluated to determine its value in categorizing individuals with and without anxiety. Our findings were mixe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Research in developmental disabilities 1997, Vol.18 (1), p.39-44
Hauptverfasser:	Matson, Johnny L., Smiroldo, Brandi B., Hamilton, Martha, Baglio, Christopher S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult and adolescent clinical studies Adults Anxiety Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology Anxiety Disorders - psychology Behavior Problems Biological and medical sciences Comorbidity Diagnosis, Differential Disability Identification Evaluation Methods Humans Incidence Intellectual deficiency Intellectual Disability - diagnosis Intellectual Disability - epidemiology Intellectual Disability - psychology Medical sciences Mental Disorders - diagnosis Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental Disorders - psychology Mental Retardation Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychometrics Psychopathology. Psychiatry Reproducibility of Results Symptoms (Individual Disorders) Test Validity
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Zusammenfassung:	Sixty-nine individuals with severe and profound mental retardation were selected from 289 clients and studied for possible anxiety disorders. The validity of the DASH-II anxiety subscale was evaluated to determine its value in categorizing individuals with and without anxiety. Our findings were mixed. Only behavioral symptoms associated with anxiety could be reliably assessed in these individuals. Unfortunately, this ruled out many core symptoms of the disorder. Implications of the findings are discussed.
ISSN:	0891-4222 1873-3379
DOI:	10.1016/S0891-4222(96)00036-4