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de Graaf, Gert; Vis, Jeroen C.; Haveman, Meindert; van Hove, Geert; de Graaf, Erik A. B.; Tijssen, Jan G. P.; Mulder, Barbara J. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The Netherlands are lacking reliable empirical data in relation to the development of birth and population prevalence of Down syndrome. For the UK and Ireland there are more historical empirical data available. A theory-based model is developed for predicting Down syndrome prevalence in the Netherlands from the 1950s onwards. It is…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Mortality Rate, Down Syndrome, Pregnancy
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Felstrom, A.; Mulryan, N.; Reidy, J.; Staines, M.; Hillery, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: The diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders for use with adults with learning disabilities/mental retardation (DC-LD) is a diagnostic tool developed in 2001 to improve upon existing classification systems for adults with learning disability. The aim of this study was to apply the classification system described by the DC-LD to a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Classification, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries