MATERIALS and INFORMATION SOURCES

This page provides BEST-PRACTICE materials and information. Assessment, service and support, treatment, and policy/legal issues are emerging or have achieved the level of Evidence-Based Practices.

Informational Materials on Mental Health Services
As the amount of information collected in each area expands, the underlined headings will have web-linked jumps to pages with the bulleted information.
If blue they are active, if black they are in the planning stages.

** SEE the new Practical Guide to Autism by Ann Poindexter, MD (not available anywhere on the web but here!!) - Check it out below under QMRP Resources!!! ***



Mental Retardation/Mental Health Services Information Sources


Please recommend other sources for I/DD & mental health materials.

WPE is a free, online journal for psychological research and reviews. It uniquely features immediate world-wide publications (in English), linked reviews of the research, a mailing list to discuss the research, and replies and updates by the authors. A Boolean search is available: It searches a summary of each article (the abstract) and the keywords as provided by the author(s). The focus of this journal is very broad: Research in the scientific study of Psychology in all its forms. The site has a special interest in forensics, I/DD population, and malingering. Use the search engines to find relevant articles.

Mental Health Service Systems: Residential Safety Net Systems


Association of Public and Private Developmental Disabilities Administrators (APDDA)

Mental health professionals (Psychology/Psychiatry/Behavior Analysis)

Crisis Intervention Programs and Models - for people at risk of loosing their presence in their preferred community.

Behavioral Support Technology


AnaLog Behavioral Analysis Software (WINDOWS ONLY) download: AnaLog Software for Windows
  • AnaLog Software Manual EMBEDDED in the program, by Kenneth L. Dennis, Ph.D., LP, LMFT: Ken.Dennis@Juno.com
  • This software is provided as a courtesy. The manual is the software support.
Behavioral Health Materials:


Qualified Mental Retardation Professionals (QMRP) resources:

References and Working Tools
Literature references on data collection, analysis, and psychiatric consultation

Peer Review Committees


Existing Behavior Support (or Intervention) Review Committees: (Technical Review Resources)
Sample review forms: BIRC-GF, (please refer YOUR form examples!!!)

Existing Human Rights Committees: (Due Process Review Resources)
  • Indiana Regional Human Rights Committee - this link describes a Human Rights Committee available in Indiana for circumstances where no other Human Rights Committee currently provides supportive coverage. The website outlines conditions generating the review and some expectations about the review process.
*******Contact MHS Chair with other similar peer review systems (pdkolstoe@yahoo.com)
    Literature on Technical Review Committees:
    • Often known as Behavior Intervention (BIC/BIRC), Behavior Management (BMC) or Positive Behavior Support (PBSC) Committees, these articles provide information on the impact of peer review efforts on intrusive behavior change strategies.

    • Bates, W.J., Smeltzer, D.J., & Arnoczky, S.M. (1986). Appropriate and inappropriate use of psychotherapeutic medications for institutionalized mentally retarded persons. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 90, 363-370.

    • Briggs, R. (1989). Monitoring and evaluating psychotropic drug use for persons with mental retardation: A follow-up report. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 93, 633-639.

    • Findholt, N.E. & Emmett, C.G. (1990). Impact of interdisciplinary team review on psychotropic drug use with persons who have mental retardation. Mental

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