Population prevalence of psychopathology in children and adolescents with intellectual disability: II epidemiological findings

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-109

  Einfeld, S L ^a,c   Tonge, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Developmental Behaviour Checklist; Intellectual disability; Mental retardation; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;

EID: 0029993699     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1996.tb00611.x     Document Type: Article

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