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The Prevalence and Characteristics of Psychiatric Disorders among Adolescent Bedouin with Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Manor-Binyamini, Iris – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and types of psychiatric disorders among Bedouin adolescents with mild to moderate intellectual disability. This is the first study ever conducted on this topic within the Bedouin community in the Negev in Israel. The issue of psychiatric disorders among adolescents with intellectual disability…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety Disorders
Psychiatric Service Use and Psychiatric Disorders in Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Bhaumik, S.; Tyrer, F. C.; McGrother, C.; Ganghadaran, S. K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: UK policies aim to facilitate access to general psychiatric services for adults with intellectual disability (ID). If this is to be achieved, it is important to have a clear idea of the characteristics and proportion of people with ID who currently access specialist psychiatric services and the nature and extent of psychiatric…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Health Services, Gender Differences, Incidence
Schizophrenia in Mental Retardation: Clinical Features.
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Reid, Andrew H. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1989
The literature on schizophrenia in individuals with mental retardation is reviewed, and the clinical features, symptomatology, diagnostic parameters, and treatment approaches are briefly discussed. Data are presented about prevalence rates, degree of mental retardation, male/female distribution, and age of onset. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia
Psychopathology in Tuberous Sclerosis: An Overview and Findings in a Population-Based Sample of Adults with Tuberous Sclerosis
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Raznahan, A.; Joinson, C.; O'Callaghan, F.; Osborne, J. P.; Bolton, P. F. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is a multi- system disorder with complex genetics. The neurodevelopmental manifestations of TS are responsible for considerable morbidity. The prevalence of epilepsy and intellectual disabilities among individuals with TS have been well described. Ours is the first study that explores the prevalence and pattern…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Genetics
Schizophrenia in the Mentally Retarded.
Menolascino, Frank J. – 1983
The relationship between schizophrenia and mental retardation is examined. Historical associations between symptoms of the two disorders are reviewed, and a 3-year study of the incidence (14%) of mental illness in 798 retarded individuals in a community based program is described. Information on the etiological, developmental, and phenomenological…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Etiology, Incidence
Do Some Mental Disorders Occur Less Frequently among Persons with Mental Retardation?
Jacobson, John W. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
Distributions of psychiatric classifications among 42,479 persons with mental retardation were reviewed to determine relative rates of disorders for persons with both mental retardation and mental disorder. Analyses indicated that rates of reported schizophrenic and psychotic disorders were generally higher than expected relative to rates of other…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Classification, Emotional Disturbances