ERIC Number: EJ1007982
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
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ISSN: ISSN-0891-4222
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Prevalence and Risk Markers of Behavior Problems among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Total Population Study in Orebro County, Sweden
Lundqvist, Lars-Olov
Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v34 n4 p1346-1356 Apr 2013
The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of behavior problems among people with administratively defined intellectual disability (ID) and identify possible risk markers for behavior problems using the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI). Sixty-two percent of the ID population (n = 915) had a behavior problem (self-injurious, stereotyped, or aggressive/destructive behavior) and 18.7% had a behavior problem identified as challenging behavior, resulting in a prevalence of 80.3 per 100,000 in the base population. The most pronounced risk markers for behavior problems were severity of ID, autism, night sleep disturbances, sensory hypersensitivity, communication dysfunction, social deficits, psychiatry involvement, and psychotropic medication. About 50% of people with behavior problems were on psychotropic drugs. Protective markers were Down's syndrome and, to some extent, cerebral palsy. The results were largely consistent with those reported in previous studies. Findings not previously reported were that prevalence of aggressive/destructive behavior peaked among those greater than or equal to 70 years. Highlighting groups within a population at particular risk has implications for management and treatment of individuals with behavior problems. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Sleep, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Psychiatry, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, At Risk Persons, Adults, Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior, Severity (of Disability), Autism, Sensory Experience, Communication Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Mental Disorders, Drug Therapy, Down Syndrome
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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