A DUTCH VERSION OF THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY INVENTORY FOR MENTALLY-RETARDED ADULTS (PIMRA)

Eighty-nine mildly mentally retarded adults were assessed using the ps ychopathology Inventory for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA). This stu dy reports on the psychometric properties of the PIMRA in a Dutch popu lation, the correlation between self-report and ratings-by-others form s, and the relationship of the PIMRA to both behavior problems and sub ject characteristics. It was revealed that internal consistency was go od for both forms on total scores but modest for most of the subscales . Furthermore, interrater reliability was low to modest. Both forms of the PIMRA showed good criterion validity. The correlation between the two forms was modest. A strong relationship was found between PIMRA s cores and behavior problems, as measured using the Reiss Screen of Mal adaptive Behavior Furthermore, the relationship between PIMRA scores a nd subject characteristics was weak