The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders among People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Analysis of the Literature

Autor/inn/en	Whitaker, Simon; Read, Stephen
Titel	The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders among People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Analysis of the Literature
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19 (2006) 4, S.330-345 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00293.x
Schlagwörter	Incidence; Mental Retardation; Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Literature Reviews; Epidemiology; Children; Comparative Analysis; Adults; Behavior Problems; Severity (of Disability) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Geistige Behinderung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychohygiene; Epidemiologie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Schweregrad
Abstract	Background: It has often been stated that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disabilities is greater than it is in the population as a whole. Method: The epidemiological studies on psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disabilities were reviewed. Results: There is evidence that the prevalence of psychiatric disorder is greater in children with intellectual disabilities, compared with children with normal IQs, that it is higher in both adults and children with severe intellectual disabilities compared with people with mild or no intellectual disability and that the rate of problematic behaviour is higher in both adults and children having intellectual disabilities, than in their non-disabled peers. Conclusions: There is no sound evidence that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adults with mild intellectual disability is greater than in the population as a whole. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10