Prevalence of multiple problem behaviors in institutionalized nonambulatory profoundly mentally retarded children
✍ Scribed by Jason R. Dura; James A. Mulick; Eric G. Myers
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 403 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-0847
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✦ Synopsis
Deinstitutionalization has resulted in increasing degrees of mental and physical handicap in the populations served by residential care facilities. Previous research has linked increasing levels of handicap with increased risk of problem behaviors. The present study examines the prevalence of multiple problem behaviors in a residential center specializing in serving the needs of the most profoundly handicapped subgroup of children with mental retardation. The subjects were 51 male and 50 female (mean age = 13 years) children who were nonambulatory and profoundly mentally retarded. Prevalence of problematic behaviors are reported along with the risk of injury to self and others posed by the behaviors. The prevalence of problematic behaviors are discussed relative to changing patterns in institutional populations and the subsequent challenge regarding habilitative programming efforts.
Deinstitutionalization has resulted in institutional populations characterized by increasing degrees of mental and physical handi-*The authors acknowledge the cooperation of the Heinzerling Memorial Foundation, Columbus, Ohio, and especially Chris Rafeld for supporting this project. James A. Mulick was supported in part by US Department of Health and Human Services MCH Special Project MCJ 009053-01-0 and NIMH Grant No. 1 T24 MH18796-01. Requests for reprints should be directed to