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Psychiatry of elderly compared to younger adults with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- COOPER Sally-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(4), 1997, pp.303-311.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Investigates the prevalence of psychiatric disorders amongst adults with intellectual disabilities aged 65 years and over, living in Leicestershire, UK, compared to a random sample of adults with intellectual disabilities aged 20-64 years, living in the same area. Both groups had high rates of current psychiatric morbidity, but rates were significantly higher in the elderly group. Also found dementia occurs at a much higher rate amongst people with intellectual disabilities than it does amongst the general population.