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Lunsky, Yona; Elserafi, Jonny – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Antipsychotic medication rates are high in adults with developmental disability. This study considered rates of antipsychotic use in 743 adults with developmental disability who had experienced a psychiatric crisis. Nearly half (49%) of these adults were prescribed antipsychotics. Polypharmacy was common with 22% of those prescribed antipsychotics…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Psychiatry
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Lifshitz, Hefziba; Merrick, Joav – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
This study was conducted to compare aging phenomena of persons with intellectual and developmental disability (ID) aged 40 years and older living in community residence (N=65) with those living with their families (N=43) in Jerusalem, Israel. All 108 persons and care givers were interviewed to ascertain health problems, sensory impairment,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Etiology