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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Hartley, Sigan L.; Birgenheir, Denis G. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disability (ID), yet little is known about depressive behaviors in an ID population. This study examined the nonverbal social skills of 18 adults with mild ID diagnosed with depression and a matched sample of adults with mild ID without depression. Nonverbal…
Descriptors: Mild Mental Retardation, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence
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Hartley, Sigan L.; MacLean, William E., Jr. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Adults with mild intellectual disability (ID) experience stressful social interactions and often utilize maladaptive coping strategies to manage these interactions. We investigated the specific types of "Active and Avoidant" coping strategies reported by 114 adults with mild ID to deal with stressful social interactions. Open-ended responses to a…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Coping, Adults, Stress Variables