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THE FREQUENCY OF REISS SCREEN DIAGNOSES IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE OF ADULTS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Author(s) -
Sturmey Peter,
Burcham Jay A.,
Shaw Bill
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199604)11:2<87::aid-bin153>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - psychology , avoidant personality disorder , medical diagnosis , clinical psychology , personality , psychiatry , personality disorders , medicine , social psychology , pathology
One hundred and eighty adults with mental retardation who were actively using community services were assessed with the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior (Reiss, 1988). The proportion of persons exceeding the cutoff on the 26‐item total was 49%. The proportions of persons exceeding cut‐off on the eight scales ranged from 8.4% (Avoidant Personality Disorder) to 19.4% (Aggressive Behavior). Multiple diagnoses were found in 27% of subjects. There were no associations with age but a small number of gender differences were observed.