A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Adults With Intellectual Disability, 2003-2010

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 181-207

  Buckles, Jason ^a   Luckasson, Ruth ^a   Keefe, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; comorbid; epidemiology; intellectual disability; measurement; mental disorder; mental health; mental ill health; mental retardation; prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874780062     PISSN: 19315864     EISSN: 19315872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315864.2011.651682     Document Type: Article

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