TY - JOUR JF - Iranian-Rehabilitation-Journal JO - Iranian Rehabilitation Journal VL - 7 IS - 2 PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/10/01 TI - Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale for People with Mental Retardation, Emotional Disorders, and Behavioral Problems TT - N2 - Objectives: The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale-II is useful in assessing an individual’s daily functioning. They can be used as an evaluation and diagnostic tool for individuals who are mentally retarded or individuals with other handicaps. Methods: To determine the efficacy of VABS in clinical settings, 3 cases with mental retardation and behavioral or emotional problems were evaluated according to instruction scale in clinical settings. The subjects were referred to take rehabilitative and psycho educational aids. Results: The analyses of the obtained scores exhibit a powerful dimension of the VABS to discriminate weakness and strength adaptive behavior's components. Discussion: The VABS can be used to develop individual educational, rehabilitative, and treatment programs and can monitor progress during such a program. Finally, the VABS can be used in research in which the development and functioning of handicapped and non-handicapped individuals are investigated. SP - 47 EP - 56 AU - Baghooli, Hossein AU - Toeiserkani, Mahdiyeh AU - Chavooshi, Behzad AD - Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran. KW - Adaptive behavior KW - Vineland adaptive behavior scales KW - Behavioral problems KW - Mental retardation UR - http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-341-en.html ER -