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Kiani, R.; Tyrer, F.; Hodgson, A.; Berkin, N.; Bhaumik, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: In the general population there are statistically significant urban-rural differences in the rate of common mental disorders. In people with intellectual disability (ID) no study has attempted to address this issue. Aims: To compare the prevalence of mental illness, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and behaviour disorder in people with…
Descriptors: Rural Urban Differences, Mental Retardation, Incidence, Mental Disorders
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McCarthy, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Studies of people with intellectual disability suggest that several individual characteristics and environmental factors are associated with behaviour disorder. To date there are few studies looking at risk factors within specific syndromes and the relationship between early risk markers and later behaviour disorder. The key aim of the…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Mental Retardation, Down Syndrome, Psychopathology