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Expressive communicative ability, symptoms of mental illness and aggressive behavior
Author(s) -
Dura Jason
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199706)53:4<307::aid-jclp3>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - aggression , psychology , mental illness , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , injury prevention , poison control , psychiatry , mental health , medical emergency , medicine
The role of expressive communicative ability and level of mental illness symptoms in predicting aggressive behavior was explored in 67 adults with mental retardation. Overall rates of aggression were low with dangerous aggression more the exception than the rule. However, a subset of aggressive behaviors appeared to exist as a continuing risk for injury to others. Both expressive communicative ability and level of mental illness symptoms were strong predictors of aggressive behavior. In combination, high mental health symptoms and low expressive communicative ability were associated with the greatest prevalence of aggression. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 53 : 307–318, 1997.