作者: Linda A. Reddy , Steven I. Pfeiffer
DOI: 10.1007/S10803-006-0210-2
关键词: Anxiety 、 Developmental disorder 、 Psychology 、 Dual diagnosis 、 Depression (differential diagnoses) 、 Psychiatry 、 Juvenile delinquency 、 Psychopathology 、 Autism 、 El Niño
摘要: To examine the behavioral and emotional difficulties of 73 children adolescents with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), mental retardation-only, dual diagnosis (i.e., retardation psychiatrically disordered) on Devereux Scales Mental Disorders (DSMD: Naglieri, LeBuffe, & Pfeiffer, (DSMD) San Antonio, TX: PsychCorp 1994). Multivariate analyses "Italic">d-ratios were computed to assess statistical clinically meaningful differences between pairs samples. The PWS sample exhibited statistically significant higher levels psychopathology than mentally-retarded-only Total, Externalizing, Internalizing, Attention/Delinquency, Conduct, Anxiety, Acute Problems Scales. When compared dually-diagnosed sample, had comparable psychopathology, but lower depression. Results revealed that represents a highly unique complex psychological disorder multiple areas disturbances.