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Tsakanikos, Elias; McCarthy, Jane; Kravariti, Eugenia; Fearon, Paul; Bouras, Nick – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The objective of this study was to explore whether people with intellectual disability from ethnic minority groups have higher rates of mental health problems and access different care pathways than their White counterparts. Clinical and socio-demographic data were collected for 806 consecutive new referrals to a specialist mental health service…
Descriptors: Health Services, Ethnicity, Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia
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Tsakanikos, Elias; Sturmey, Peter; Costello, Helen; Holt, Geraldine; Bouras, Nick – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2007
Researchers have paid increasing attention to mental health issues in adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) over the last decades. However, little is known about how rates of clinical referrals, types of mental health diagnoses and treatment in adults with ASDs and intellectual disability have changed. We examined patterns of change in…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Referral, Schizophrenia