Gender differences in psychiatric diagnoses among inpatients with and without intellectual disabilities

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-60

  Lunsky, Yona ^a,b   Bradley, Elspeth A ^a   Gracey, Carolyn D ^b   Durbin, Janet ^b   Koegl, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIRIUM, DEMENTIA, AMNESTIC, COGNITIVE DISORDERS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949150659     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/2009.114:52-60     Document Type: Article

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