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Personality disorder in mental handicap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Andrew H. Reid  and
Brian R. Ballinger
Andrew H. Reid*
Affiliation:
Dundee Psychiatric Service, Strathmartine Hospital, Dundee
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr. Andrew H. Reid, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee, DD2 5NF.
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Synopsis

100 randomly selected mildly or moderately mentally retarded adults were assessed for personality disorder using the Standardized Assessment of Personality devised by Mann et al. (1981). By the terms of this instrument 56% of patients showed features of abnormal personality, and in 22% this abnormality was marked, suggesting the presence of personality disorder. Personality problems may be a more significant factor in assessing a mentally retarded person's acceptability in a community setting than has hitherto been realized.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , November 1987 , pp. 983 - 987
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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