Perspectives of intellectual disability in India: Epidemiology, policy, services for children and adults

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-446

  Girimaji, Satish C ^a   Srinath, Shoba ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

epidemiology; India; intellectual disability; policies; services

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; COMORBIDITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LAW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MICROCEPHALY; PARENT COUNSELING; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INDIA; MENTAL RETARDATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 77955469078     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32833ad95c     Document Type: Review

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