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Deaths among the intellectually disabled: a retrospective study
- Authors:
- RAITASUO Jouni, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(4), 1997, pp.280-288.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the causes of death of a sample of death sample of people with difficulties in Finland and compares the results to causes of death in the general population. Results found there was less than expected mortality from accidents, diseases of the circulatory system and malignant neoplasms and more than expected mortality from respiratory disease.
Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC) in the assessment of psychopathology in Finnish children with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- KOSKENTAUSTA Terhi, ALMQVIST Fredrik
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 29(1), March 2004, pp.27-39.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study evaluates the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC) in the assessment of psychopathology in a Finnish population of children with intellectual disability. Disruptive behaviour was more common in children with mild intellectual disability, and problems with social interaction and communication in those with moderate, severe or profound intellectual disability. The frequency of psychiatric disturbances was approximately 34 percent, with the highest rate occurring in children with moderate intellectual disability. Compared with the original standardisation data published by Einfeld and Tonge (1994), the mean Total Behaviour Problem Score (TBPS) and frequency of psychiatric disturbance were lower. This study suggests that the DBC is a good instrument for discriminating between children with intellectual disability with and without emotional or psychiatric disturbance.