Integrated Care for People with Intellectual Disability

Marco O. Bertelli (), Luana Salerno (), Elisa Rondini and Luis Salvador-Carulla ()
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Marco O. Bertelli: CREA (Research and Clinical Centre), San Sebastiano Foundation
Luana Salerno: CREA (Research and Clinical Centre), San Sebastiano Foundation
Elisa Rondini: CREA (Research and Clinical Centre), San Sebastiano Foundation
Luis Salvador-Carulla: University of Sydney

Chapter 28 in Handbook Integrated Care, 2017, pp 449-468 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Intellectual Disability (ID) is not a disease or a disability, but a syndrome grouping similar to that of dementia, characterised by a pervasive cognitive impairment occurring in the early developmental period. It includes a heterogeneous group of conditions with considerable differences in the nature, ranging from genetic to environmental factors. The prevalence rate of ID for Northern European countries is reportedly around 0.7%, but it may rise to 4% in low and middle-income countries (LAMIC) (Durkin 2002; Maulik et al. 2011; Girimaji and Srinath 2010; Jeevanandam 2009). In these regions the excess rate of ID appears to be associated to fully preventable aetiologies such as teratogens, diet deficiencies, pregnancy and birth-related conditions (Persha et al. 2007; Bertelli et al. 2009). However, the cause remains not identified in 60% of persons with ID.

Keywords: Integrated Care; Low- And Middle-income Countries (LAMIC); Bertelli; Girimaji; Intellectual Developmental Disorder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-56103-5_28

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