Year: 2005
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Assessment of angry patients with mental retardation or borderline intellectual functioning is time consuming. Existing assessment tools may be inadequate for gathering data and for guiding treatment, thus presenting a challenge for practitioners. The Anger Disorders Scale (DiGiuseppe & Tafrate, 2001) samples the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components of anger. However, this scale is a self-report survey for adults of average or higher intellectual functioning. This investigation provided a feasibility test of the "Anger Disorders Interview for persons diagnosed with Mental Retardation" (ADIMR), a modified version of the Anger Disorders Scale designed as a clinical interview for cognitively limited patients who present with symptoms of anger. Comparisons between the ADIMR and existing assessment instruments for cognitively limited patients will be discussed.
Author: Wayne David Schmoyer
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1586287426