Ageing and mental health problems in people with intellectual disability

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 467-471

  Torr, Jennifer ^a   Davis, Robert ^a  

^a Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dementia; Down's syndrome; Intellectual disability; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; REVIEW;

AGING; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34548430509     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328278520d     Document Type: Review

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