@article{ref1,
title="Aggression and psychopathology in persons with severe or profound mental retardation",
journal="Research in developmental disabilities",
year="1998",
author="Bihm, E. M. and Poindexter, A. R. and Warren, E. R.",
volume="19",
number="5",
pages="423-438",
abstract="We examined aggression and psychopathology in persons with severe or profound mental retardation. Most aggressive episodes were directed toward other clients, and ratings of aggression were positively correlated with self-injury, stereotypic behavior, and being ambulatory. In a linear regression analysis of psychopathological correlates, aggression was most consistently predicted by dependent personality and psychosis. To better describe the construct of aggression, we also developed an Aggression-psychopathology scale. Persons with mental retardation and aggression were more likely to be impulsive, attention-seeking, dependent, socially inadequate, and anxious. Intensive efforts to modify the psychopathological correlates of aggression may improve treatment planning and outcome.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0891-4222",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}