Psychiatric co-morbidity and gender differences in intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 582-587

  Tsakanikos, E ^a   Bouras, Nick ^a,c   Sturmey, P ^b   Holt, G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Intellectual disability; Psychiatric co morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33745860351     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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