Mental Health, Behaviour and Intellectual Abilities of People with Down Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Maatta, Tuomo; Tervo-Maatta, Tuula; Taanila, Anja; Kaski, Markus; Iivanainen, Matti
Titel	Mental Health, Behaviour and Intellectual Abilities of People with Down Syndrome
Quelle	In: Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 11 (2006) 1, S.37-43 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7912
DOI	10.3104/reports.313
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Behavior Problems; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Age Differences; Children; Adults; Severity (of Disability); Autism; Females; Mental Retardation; Alzheimers Disease; Mental Health; Down Syndrome; Attention Deficit Disorders; Older Adults; Adjustment (to Environment); Intelligence Quotient; Cognitive Ability; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Child; Kind; Kinder; Schweregrad; Autismus; Weibliches Geschlecht; Geistige Behinderung; Psychohygiene; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Älterer Erwachsener; Intelligenzquotient; Denkfähigkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	The mental health, adaptive behaviour and intellectual abilities of people with Down syndrome (n=129) were evaluated in a population-based survey of social and health care records. Females had better cognitive abilities and speech production compared with males. Males had more behavioural problems than females. Behaviour suggestive of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was often seen in childhood. Depression was diagnosed mainly in adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability. Autistic behaviour was most common in individuals with profound intellectual disability. Elderly people often showed decline of adaptive behaviour associated with Alzheimer's disease. Case descriptions are presented to illustrate the multitude of mental health and behavioural issues seen from childhood to old age in this population. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Down Syndrome Education International. The Sarah Duffen Centre, Belmont Street, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1NA, UK. Tel: +44-023-9285-5330; Fax: +44-023-9285-5320; e-mail: enquiries@downsed.org; Website: http://www.downsed.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10