A review of new research on behavioral functioning in retarded individuals is presented. The psychopathology in retarded populations, an area that links retardation with other, broader psychological ...issues, is discussed.
A 1‐day audit (on 11 March 1985) of the psychotropic drugs prescribed for 1084 institutionalized adults with mental handicap in a long‐stay hospital is reported. The relevance of staffing levels, ...chronological age, sex and mental level is considered. Of the 1084 patients, 35 per cent were 17–44 years old and 65 per cent were 45 years or older; 51 per cent were severely and 40 per cent were profoundly mentally retarded; 23 per cent received antiepileptic drugs; 22 per cent received antipsychotic drugs. The hospital's nurse:patient ratio was nationally recognized as among the worst in England. There was no evidence that a low staffing level was associated with a high level of antipsychotic drug use, but there was an inverse relationship to age, and to mental level. Significantly more women than men received antipsychotics/anxiolytics, antidepressants or hypnotics/sedatives.
Presents a practical approach to the delivery of library and information services to mentally ill patrons using a disability model based on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sources from ...psychological and sociological literature as well as library sources are discussed. (Author/LRW)
Data on the prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus among 278 subjects in an institution for the mentally handicapped were analysed by risk factors. A prevalence of 4% was found, higher than ...blood donors belonging to the same area (1.4%). No differences in prevalence with regard the length of residence, age, sex, degree of retardation or for presence of HBV markers were observed.
Discusses protections the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA afford disabled high school athletes to prevent discrimination against them related to their participation in school athletic programs with ...age eligibility requirements; US.
Interview data from 6 deaf students in GB informs a discussion of the experience of deaf students in higher education, particularly those in social work & youth & community work training. Central to ...these courses is the notion of antidiscriminatory practice & the development of interpersonal skills. Nevertheless, the students report a general dissatisfaction with their courses. Respondents identified three major areas of difficulty: poor support services, a lack of deaf awareness among students & tutors, & an absence of deaf issues in course curricula. The findings are discussed with a view to future research possibilities & implications for practice. 21 References. Adapted from the source document.
Whether or not the Americans with Disabilities Act has been effective in promoting employment for the disabled; based on study of 1,100 mentally retarded adults, 1990-93; 3 articles. Includes ...articles by Senators Bob Dole and Tom Harkin.
A modified version of the Rockport Fitness Walking Test (RFWT)
has been determined to be reliable for persons with mental retardation.
Previous investigations have used one pacer for each ...participant. While
this protocol may be reliable, it is not likely feasible in most school or
community-based settings. Therefore, the purpose of this study is
twofold: first to evaluate the reliability of a modified version of the RFWT
using one pacer per five participants; second, to determine the
agreement among the one to one protocol and the proposed five to one
protocol. This study compared the end completion times and mean peak
heart rates of three different one-mile walking sessions of 35 participants
with mild mental retardation. Eighteen females (21.1 2.7 yr.) and 17
males (19.7 2.8 yr.) participated in each testing session. Each
participant randomly completed two sessions of walking with one pacer
per five participants and one session of one pacer per participant on an
indoor surface 1/9th of a mile long. Results from ANOVA indicated end
completion times and mean peak heart rates did not differ based on
gender (p=0.798), sessions (p=0.053), and gender x sessions (p=0.855).
To determine agreement, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated for end completion times for the first five to one and the one to
one (R=0.83) and the second five to one and the one to one (R=0.85).
ICC's were calculated for mean peak heart rates for the first five to one
and the one to one (R=0.95) and for the second five to one and the one to
one (R=0.93). The results support that the five to one modified walking
protocol produces results similar to the results using the one to one
testing.
Graduation date: 1998
