Psychopathology and mental retardation: An Italian epidemiological study using the PIMRA

The incidence of psychopathology was studied in 176 adult patients with mental retardation through administration of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA). Prevalence of answers relating to anxiety, tendency to live apart and body complaints in the group with mild mental retardation was documented. For people with sever intellectual impairments, mood disturbances with inconsistent behaviors was most prevalent. Implications of the findings are discussed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.