Women with and without intellectual disability and psychiatric disorders: An examination of the literature

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-211

  Taggart, L ^a   McMillan, R ^a   Lawson, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Judith Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender sensitive services; Intellectual disability; Psychiatric disorders; Women

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 55249088547     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629508095323     Document Type: Article

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