Prevalence, associated factors and treatment of sleep problems in adults with intellectual disability: A systematic review

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1310-1332

  Van de Wouw, E ^a   Evenhuis, H M ^a   Echteld, M A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adults; Aging; Intellectual disability; Older people; Review; Sleep; Sleep problem

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CAFFEINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTISM; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; OBSESSION; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84859094445     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.03.003     Document Type: Review

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