TRIMS Therapy Notes, Volume 5, Number 5, May 1984 Page: ATTACHMENT
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Applicability. Increased awareness of problems
related to the relocation of elderly patients and factors
that either lessen or increase morbidity and mortality in
such patients will enable staff members to select and
care for patients who need to be moved.
Obesity levels in 553 institutionalized mentally re-
tarded adults (81-0075)-completed.
Ph: Richard A. Ness, Ed.D., Denton State School (817)
387-3831, ext. 4501 (STS 893-3011).
T his study was the first attempt to calculate percent-
ages of body fat in an institutionalized mentally
retarded population that included mildly to profoundly
retarded adults.
The data revealed that the level of total body fat was
higher in those less retarded. It is believed that the
supplemental caloric intake (available upon request)
and the lack of regular gross-motor activity by higher-
level residents are major and direct contributors to the
steady increase in percentage of body fat found in
clients at each decreasing level of retardation (pro-
found to mild) in this study.
Applicability. The findings may contribute to
improving the physical health of mentally retarded
adults. Greater attention both to dietary intake by less
retarded adults and to the quality and amount of physi-
cal activity will help to decrease the body-fat percen-
tages of residents.
The development of an MMPI-based scale to meas-
ure personal responsibility (82-0034)-completed.
PI: Robert William Federman, Ed.D., Wichita Falls State
Hospital (817) 692-1220 (STS 836-9222)
T he purpose of this study was to develop and pro-
visionally validate a self-report psychological test to
measure personal responsibility (which includes the
elements of personal accountability, capability, and un-
selfishness). The results were encouraging, but sub-
stantially more research will be necessary to validate
such a personal responsibility scale.
Applicability. When validated, this personal respon-
sibility scale will provide potentially another way of
measuring and tracing an individual's mental health.
Approved Studies
Joint attention and communication in autism (83-
0064)-approved Jan. 25, 1984.
PI: Katherine A. Loveland, Ph.D., Texas Research Institute
of Mental Sciences (713) 797-1976, ext. 6694 (STS
874-6694).
T his research concerns the role of nonverbal
attention-directing behaviors, such as looking andpointing, in the language and social development of
autistic and other developmentally disabled children.
The following groups will be included: 30 autistic chil-
dren previously seen (follow-up), 15 autistic adoles-
cents, 15 Down's syndrome adolescents, 15 younger
Down's syndrome children, 15 children with early-
onset pervasive developmental disorders. Children are
observed in videotaped, unstructured play sessions
with a parent, and in structured play sessions with
investigators. Tasks assess language and gestures,
awareness of differences in points of view, speech acts
of and patterns of interaction. Specific aims are to
investigate developmental aspects of the autistic child's
communication skills and those of other developmen-
tally disabled groups. Factors such as IQ, acquisition of
words and grammar, and level of joint attention skills
are hypothesized to interact over time to produce dif-
ferent levels of communication effectiveness in autistic
children.
Applicability. The study will contribute to improved
understanding of the development of the autistic syn-
drome, assist in the differential diagnosis of develop-
mental disabilities, and provide improved methods of
assessing the autistic child's functional deficits and
strengths in communication.
Family relationships in affective disorders of the
aged (83-0048)-approved Jan. 25, 1984.
Ph: George Niederehe, Ph.D., Texas Research Institute of
Mental Sciences (713) 797-1976, ext. 6715 (STS
874-6715).
This research is directed at defining the inter-
personal behaviors and perceptions that typify the
family relationships of elderly depressed patients. Fam-
ilies with elderly depressed, normal control, or other
psychiatric control members will be evaluated and fol-
lowed over time to discover family characteristics that
may be associated with positive or negative clinical
outcomes. Both the elderly patient and a close family
member will receive comprehensive clinical evalua-
tions, complete standardized psychological tests and
questionnaires, and be videotaped in interaction with
each other. The role played by other family members in
late-life depressions will be analyzed, as will the impact
of depression on the physical, mental, and social well-
being of collateral relatives.
Applicability. Depressive episodes are prevalent in
the elderly population, and they seem to become more
chronic or recurrent in many patients with increasing
age. This project will enhance the department's ability
to deal with the family issues involved by identifying
interactional patterns and other critical factors to aid
clinical understanding of, and intervention in, late-life
depressive disorders.
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Ravichandran, G. K. & Smith, Robert C. TRIMS Therapy Notes, Volume 5, Number 5, May 1984, periodical, May 1984; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1544748/m1/3/?q=%221984~%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.