The psychiatric assessment schedule for adults with developmental disability checklist: reliability and validity of Turkish version

Aynur Görmez,İsmet Kırpınar

doi:10.1080/24750573.2017.1326742

Abstract

ABSTRACTAim/background: There is a lack of psychometric instruments to measure psychopathology in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). This may lead to underdiagnosis of treatable psychiatric comorbidities in this population. Psychiatric assessment schedule for adults with developmental disabilities (PAS-ADD) Checklist was developed as a screening tool designed for lay people. The PAS-ADD Checklist was created in English and was later on validated for other languages, including French and German. There is no psychometric measure available in Turkish to screen for or detect psychiatric symptoms in adults with ID. The aim of the present study was to present a psychometric evidence of the Turkish language version of the PAS-ADD Checklist. This is the first study aiming to present and validate a psychiatric screening instrument for adults with ID in Turkey.Methods: The Turkish version was developed by translation and back translation. The checklist and a structured purpose-designed socio-demographic fo...

Highlights

Studies report that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) develop mental illness at rates similar to or higher than the general population [1]
Mental illness is not easy to diagnose in people with ID because of inherent cognitive and communication deficits and the clinical presentation of symptoms can be atypical in this population
Another issue is the fact that psychiatric classification systems are developed for general population and may not be applicable for people with ID

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Introduction

Studies report that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) develop mental illness at rates similar to or higher than the general population [1]. This is not surprising considering the risk factors they possess for mental illnesses. They have got predisposing biological factors, communications problems and increased exposure to psychosocial stressors, such as stigmatization, social deprivation, financial problems, physical comorbidities/disabilities and trauma experience. It is possible that many individuals with ID have psychiatric problems that are not identified or treated Another issue is the fact that psychiatric classification systems are developed for general population and may not be applicable for people with ID. It is of paramount importance to detect potential cases for further assessment

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