Incidence and trends in psychopathology symptoms over time in adults with severe to profound intellectual disability
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) have a high risk for developing comorbid psychopathology. While researchers have shown that symptoms of psychopathology remain relatively stable in children with ID over time, little research has been conducted to demonstrate symptom stability for adults with ID. Incidence of psychopathology symptoms was examined in 124 adults with severe to profound ID. Then, trends in symptoms of psychopathology over time were studied in 74 of those individuals who had data collected quarterly over the span of one year. Data from the Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped-Second Edition (DASH-II) were evaluated for each of the 13 subscales, as well as the total DASH-II score. For all of the scales except PDD/Autism, symptoms did not fluctuate significantly over the one year period. The PDD/Autism scale revealed a significant change in symptoms from Time 1 to Time 3. The implications of these results are discussed.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Research in developmental disabilities
First Page
685
Last Page
92
Recommended Citation
Horovitz, M., Matson, J. L., Sipes, M., Shoemaker, M., Belva, B., & Bamburg, J. W. (2011). Incidence and trends in psychopathology symptoms over time in adults with severe to profound intellectual disability. Research in developmental disabilities, 32 (2), 685-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2010.11.013