Substance use and misuse in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID): Results of a survey in ID and addiction services in Flanders

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  To, Wing Ting ^a,b   Neirynck, Soetkin ^c   Vanderplasschen, Wouter ^b   Vanheule, Stijn ^b   Vandevelde, Stijn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Regional Welfare Council Roeselare Tielt   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Addiction services; Identification; Intellectual disability; Intellectual disability services; Substance misuse; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADDICTION SERVICES; IDENTIFICATION; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES; SUBSTANCE MISUSE; SUBSTANCE USE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887328504     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.10.015     Document Type: Article

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