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The development of expert and decision support systems requires the collection, organization, codification, and storage of a body of specialized 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.
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This work is supported in part by Grant 1 R29 MH43439 from the National Institute of Mental Health. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors, and no official endorsement by any agency should be inferred. The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Stephanie Patag and Bruce Vieweg.
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Hile, M.G., Campbell, D.M., Ghobary, B.B. et al. 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. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 25, 195–198 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204494
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