Classifying Mental Retardation and Specific Strength and Deficit Areas in Severe and Profoundly Mentally Retarded Persons with the MESSIER

Autor/inn/en	Matson, Johnny L.; Dixon, Dennis R.; Matson, Michael L.; Logan, James R.
Titel	Classifying Mental Retardation and Specific Strength and Deficit Areas in Severe and Profoundly Mentally Retarded Persons with the MESSIER
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 26 (2005) 1, S.41-45 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2004.09.001
Schlagwörter	Severe Mental Retardation; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Skills; Classification; Interpersonal Competence; Measures (Individuals); Maturity Tests; Measurement; Psychometrics; Test Validity; Scores; Vineland Social Maturity Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kommunikation; Kommunikationsstil; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Messdaten; Abitur; Reifeprüfung; Messverfahren; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testvalidität
Abstract	The MESSIER, a measure of social and communication skills and the Vineland Social Maturity Scale were administered to 618 severe and profoundly mentally retarded adults. The goal of the study was to establish the potential utility of the MESSIER for classifying level of intellectual disability in this group. Comparing MESSIER scores to previously established DSM-IV-TR diagnosis, 86% of the severe and 80% of the profoundly mentally retarded persons were correctly classified. The implications of these data in using the MESSIER for classification and treatment planning are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10