title: Incidence and trends in psychopathology symptoms over time in adults with severe to profound intellectual disability.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horovitz
authors.forename: Johnny L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Matson
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sipes
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Belva
authors.forename: Jay W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bamburg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index