Development of Knowledge Bases and the Reliability of a Decision Support System for Behavioral Treatment Consultation for Persons with Mental Retardation: The Mental Retardation-Expert

Matthew G. Hile, Donna M. Campbell, Bagher B. Ghobary, Marcie N. Desrochers

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Abstract

The development of expert and decision support systems requires the collection, organization, codification, and storage of a body ofspecialized knowledge. The development, using reconstructive methods, of two such knowledge bases, the first containing the current scientific literature and the second containing an expert's knowledge, is described for an automated decision support system, the Mental Retardation-Expert. This system provides practitioners with assistance in the treatment of aggressive, self-injurious, and destructive behaviors displayed by individuals with mental retardation or developmental disabilities. The average interobserver reliability of the expert knowledge base ranged from 92.5% to 95.0% when calculated across four clinicians' assessments of 31 abstracted cases.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalBehavior Research Methods Instruments & Computers
Volume25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 1993

Disciplines

  • Library and Information Science
  • Psychology

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