Diagnosis and classification of eating disorders in adults with intellectual disability: The diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders for use with adults with Learning Disabilities/Mental Retardation (DC-LD) approach

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Supplement

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-83

  Gravestock, Shaun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Mental Hlth of Lrng Disabil ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology comorbidity; Classification diagnostic criteria; Eating disorders; Psychiatric assessment; Service research

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; ESTROGEN; INSULIN; LITHIUM; OLANZAPINE; PROGESTERONE; THYROXINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BULIMIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EATING DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PICA; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 0346777285     PISSN: 13510886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.47.s1.41.x     Document Type: Article

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