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Irazabal, M.; Marsa, F.; Garcia, M.; Gutierrez-Recacha, P.; Martorell, A.; Salvador-Carulla, L.; Ochoa, S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Few studies have been found that to assess the factors that explain higher levels of family burden in adults with intellectual disability (ID) and intellectual disability and mental disorders (ID-MD). The aims of this study were to assess family burden in people with ID and ID-MD and to determine which sociodemographic, clinical and functional…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Mental Disorders, Adults, Caregivers
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Dammeyer, Jesper – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The population of people with congenital deafblindness faces challenges concerning communication and mobility. Due to the significance of the sensory loss it is difficult to diagnose mental and behavioral disorders. This article investigates the prevalence of mental and behavioral disorders among 95 congenitally deafblind adults. Seventy-four…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Psychosis, Behavior Disorders, Sensory Experience
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Bakken, Trine L.; Helverschou, Sissel B; Eilertsen, Dag E.; Heggelund, Trond; Myrbakk, Even; Martinsen, Harald – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Few studies assess psychiatric disorders in representative samples of individuals with autism and ID. Symptoms of autism and psychiatric disorders have been confounded. PAC, a conceptually analysed and validated screening instrument, was used. Aims: Assess prevalence of psychiatric disorders in individuals with intellectual disability only…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Psychosis, Autism