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The Quality of Life of Individuals with Intellectual Disability: Differences between Denmark and Japan
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Tatsuta, Mizuho; Kawai, Norimune; Ushiyama, Michio – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Despite recent developments in measurement tools to assess the quality of life of individuals with intellectual disability, little is known about the cultural aspects that affect their quality of life. This study examined the universal and cultural characteristics of the quality of life of individuals with intellectual disability in Denmark and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Cultural Differences, Intellectual Disability
What Do the General Population Know, Believe and Feel about Individuals with Autism and Schizophrenia: Results from a Comparative Survey in Denmark
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Jensen, Christina Mohr; Martens, Caroline Skat; Nikolajsen, Nanna Dagmar; Skytt Gregersen, Trine; Heckmann Marx, Nanna; Goldberg Frederiksen, Mette; Hansen, Martine Stene – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Few studies investigate what members of the general population know about individuals with autism. Only one study has previously investigated how beliefs about autism differ from those about other psychiatric disorders. This study surveyed a convenience sample of the general adult population, within the Northern Region of Denmark, about their…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Schizophrenia
Indicators Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts among 16-35-Year-Old Danes: A National Representative Population Study
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Norlev, Jeanette; Davidsen, Michael; Sundaram, Vanita; Kjoller, Mette – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
In this study indicators associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a nationwide representative sample (N = 3,184) of Danes aged 16-35 years were examined. The study was cross-sectional and had three aims: (1) to draw a profile of persons with and without suicidal tendency established on a combined quartered variable on current…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Social Networks, Quality of Life, Suicide