BACKGROUND There are no previous whole-country studies on mental health and relationships with general health in intellectual disability populations; study results vary. AIMS To determine the prevalence of mental health conditions and relationships with general health in a total population with and without intellectual disabilities. METHOD Ninety-four per cent completed Scotland's Census 20...

The current study focuses on the characteristics of older people with intellectual disabilities with the lowest frailty levels. Frailty is an increased risk of adverse health outcomes and dependency. Older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) show more signs of early frailty than the general population. Knowledge of the least frail group characteristics may provide insight into possibilit...

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities often have difficulties foregoing short-term loss for long-term gain. The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) has been extensively adopted as a laboratory measure of this ability. In the present study, we undertook the first investigation with people with intellectual disabilities using a two-choice child version of the IGT, with measures of int...

INTRODUCTION Individuals with intellectual disabilities have a higher prevalence of health problems, including psychiatric and behavioural conditions, than the general population. However, there is little population-based information in Canada about individuals with a dual diagnosis of psychiatric disorder and intellectual impairment. The aim of this study was to determine whether the 2005 Cana...

PURPOSE Epilepsy is common in people with intellectual disabilities. Epilepsy can be difficult to diagnose and may be misdiagnosed in around 25% of cases. A systematic review was conducted to explore: (i) How common the misdiagnosis of epilepsy is amongst people with intellectual disabilities. (ii) Reasons for misdiagnosis of epilepsy. (iii) Implications of misdiagnosis. (iv) Improving diagnosi...

OBJECTIVE To identify the factors that promote and compromise the implementation of reasonably adjusted healthcare services for patients with intellectual disabilities in acute National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. DESIGN A mixed-methods study involving interviews, questionnaires and participant observation (July 2011-March 2013). SETTING Six acute NHS hospital trusts in England. METHO...

Historically, intervention programmes in intellectual and developmental disabilities have targeted the individual's special needs independent of the family and environmental context. This trend has been changing over the past two decades. This paper presents a literature review on changing trends in family support and the development of family quality of life (FQOL) and intellectual disability ...

objective: this study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and the factor structure of the behavior problems inventory (bpi-01) among students with intellectual disabilities in iran. methods: the persian version of bpi-01 was administered to the care staff of iranian children and adolescents (n=591) who had been detected as suffering from intellectual disabilities. iranian children and...