ERIC Number: EJ971884
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Publication Date: 2012
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Behaviour Profile of Hungarian Adolescent Outpatients with a Dual Diagnosis
Dinya, Elek; Csorba, Janos; Suli, Agota; Grosz, Zsofia
Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v33 n5 p1574-1580 Sep-Oct 2012
The behaviour dimensions of 244 Hungarian adolescent psychiatric outpatients with a dual diagnosis (intellectual disability and psychiatric diagnosis) were examined by means of the adapted version of the Behaviour Problem Inventory (BPI, Rojahn, Matson, Lott, Esbensen, & Smalls, 2001). Four IQ subgroups were created: borderline, mild, moderate and profound ID subsamples. Significantly higher means were found in the self-injury/stereotyped behaviour/summarized scale categories both in the frequency and severity of symptoms in the more disabled groups against the samples having milder IQ impairment. Adolescents with a dual diagnosis showed much higher BPI scale means than an adult residential ID sample. ADHD and emotional disorders were the most frequent psychiatric diagnostic comorbidities of ID (20.67% and 11.73%). Academic achievement disorder, depression and psychosis had low occurrences (3.35, 2.23 and 1.17%, respectively) but showed convergency with other authors' data. The comorbid emotional disorders may create challenges for the care of the mildly intellectually disabled group. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Psychosis, Emotional Disturbances, Intelligence Quotient, Achievement Tests, Measures (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Adolescents, Mental Disorders, Psychiatry, Clinics, Behavior Problems, Severity (of Disability), Self Destructive Behavior, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hungary
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