Chung M C, Cumella S, Bickerton W L, Winchester C
University of Wolverhampton, School of Health Sciences, England.
Psychol Rep. 1996 Dec;79(3 Pt 2):1427-30. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3f.1427.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of challenging behaviour among subjects with learning disabilities in an English health district. Subjects' disabilities included incontinence, lack of communication skills, and need of assistance with domestic activities, feeding, washing, and dressing. Some also had physical impairments. The most common behaviours were hyperactivity and irritability and the most common psychiatric disorders included severe anxiety, affective disorder, and adjustment disorder.
本研究的目的是估计英国一个卫生区有学习障碍的人群中挑战性行为的发生率。受试者的残疾包括大小便失禁、缺乏沟通技巧以及在家庭活动、进食、洗漱和穿衣方面需要帮助。一些人还存在身体损伤。最常见的行为是多动和易怒，最常见的精神障碍包括严重焦虑、情感障碍和适应障碍。
