Date of Award
5-2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
First Advisor
Rebecca Taylor
Second Advisor
Beth Patrick-Trippel
Third Advisor
Houston Thompson
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Abstract
This study was an attempt to understand the presence and impact of staff expectancies related to psychotropic medication reductions conducted with persons diagnosed with mental retardation. Within a state operated developmental center in the Midwest, results indicated that direct support staff overwhelmingly expected individuals to get worse following such a reduction. These expectancies significantly impacted data recording practice leading to discrepant elevations reported by staff expecting deterioration. Finally, while written communication about planned psychotropic medication reductions did not appear to elevate data recording as was hypothesized, reductions were associated with increases in both behaviors and psychiatric symptoms. This study has implications for the treatment integrity of pharmacological interventions used with persons diagnosed with mental retardation.
Recommended Citation
Baglio, Christopher S., "Evidence and Impact of Expectancies Associated with Psychotropic Medication Reductions in Persons with Mental Retardation" (2010). Ed.D. Dissertations. 15.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/edd_diss/15
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Health and Medical Administration Commons, Medical Pharmacology Commons, Pharmaceutical Preparations Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons
Comments
Ed.D. dissertation completed in 2010 for Olivet Nazarene University.