Prevalence, Trends and Custody among Children of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities in Norway

Autor/inn/en	Tøssebro, Jan; Midjo, Turid; Paulsen, Veronika; Berg, Berit
Titel	Prevalence, Trends and Custody among Children of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities in Norway
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30 (2017) 3, S.533-542 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12304
Schlagwörter	Child Custody; Intellectual Disability; Foreign Countries; Municipalities; Incidence; Trend Analysis; One Parent Family; Mothers; Risk; Fathers; Definitions; Children; Statistical Analysis; Family Programs; Parent Child Relationship; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Ausland; Magistrat; Vorkommen; Trendanalyse; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Mother; Mutter; Risiko; Begriffsbestimmung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Statistische Analyse; Family program; Familienprogramm; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Norwegen
Abstract	Background: This study addresses children of parents with intellectual disability in Norway. The aim was to examine: (i) the impact of definitions of intellectual disability on prevalence, (ii) whether numbers were increasing, (iii) the prevalence of motherhood and fatherhood and (iv) rates of lost custody. Methods: Analyses of national registers (n = 30,834) and mapping in four municipalities (n = 85). Results: 0.19% of all children had parents with recorded intellectual disability, increasing to 0.87% with wider inclusion criteria. The number of children born to parents with intellectual disability has been declining since the mid-1980s. The proportion of mothers with intellectual disability was twice that of fathers. Parental custody was revoked for 30-50% of children, with single mothers being at particular risk. Parents with intellectual disability accounted for 20-25% of all custody cases. Conclusions: The results show that prevalence depends on the definition of intellectual disability. The decreasing number of children and the need for development of specially adapted family supports are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01