Promoting Accurate Psychiatric Diagnosis in People with Intellectual/Developmental Disability

Robert J Fletcher
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Robert J Fletcher: Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, National Association on Dual Diagnosis, USA

Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2017, vol. 4, issue 1, 11-12

Abstract: People with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high rates of psychiatric disorders. Based on patient charts form 30 states in the USA (N-13,466), the National Core Indicators has identified a rate of 55% of people with IDD have a co-occurring psychiatric disorder (National Core Indicators, 2016) [1]. Despite the common occurrence of psychiatric disorders in individuals with IDD, these disorders often evade proper identification. There are multiple reasons that arriving at an appropriate psychiatric diagnosis for an individual with IDD is challenging, but the welfare and quality of life of the individual depends upon an accurate diagnosis.

Keywords: Journal of Intellectual; Intellectual & Developmental; Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; journal of intellectual disability research; journal of intellectual disabilities; journal of intellectual disability research impact factor; journal of intellectual property studies; open access publishers in usa; juniper publishers review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2017.04.555629

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