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The overt aggression scale for rating aggression in outpatient youth with autistic disorder : preliminary findings . Aggression is a common and costly problem in youth with developmental disabilities . Rating scales that accurately capture and measure subtypes of aggression phenomenology , frequency and severity are urgently needed , in both clinical practice and research . The authors studied the Overt Aggression Scale ( OAS ) in a preliminary sample of eight outpatients who participated in an ongoing placebo-controlled study of valproate for aggression in autism . Subjects ' OAS aggression scores showed significant correlation with the already validated retrospectively rated Aberrant Behavior Checklist Community Scale irritability subscale . Further study of the OAS in outpatients with aggression and developmental disabilities is warranted .
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Intervention_Educational
overt aggression scale
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Intervention_Educational
Overt Aggression Scale ( OAS )
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Intervention_Control
placebo-controlled
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Intervention_Pharmacological
valproate
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Intervention_Educational
OAS aggression scores
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Intervention_Educational
OAS
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Outcome_Mental
Overt Aggression Scale ( OAS )
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Outcome_Mental
OAS aggression scores
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Outcome_Mental
Aberrant Behavior Checklist Community Scale irritability subscale
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Outcome_Mental
OAS
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Participant_Condition
eight outpatients who participated in an ongoing placebo-controlled study of valproate for aggression in autism .