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ERIC Number: EJ494785
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0891-4222
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Validity of the Schizophrenia Diagnosis of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA): A Comparison of Schizophrenic Patients with and without Mental Retardation.
Linaker, Olav M.; Helle, Jon
Research in Developmental Disabilities, v15 n6 p473-86 Nov-Dec 1994
This study found that the schizophrenia subscale of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults was a valid quantitative measure of schizophrenia if one item was removed from the scale. Comparison with a nonretarded population indicated that mentally retarded patients had less delusions and more incoherence and flat affect. They also used less neuroleptic drugs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Diagnostic Tests, Drug Use, Emotional Response, Measures (Individuals), Mental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Psychopathology, Schizophrenia
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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