The relationship of dementia prevalence in older adults with intellectual disability (ID) to age and severity of ID

Previous research has shown that adults with intellectual disability (ID) may be more at risk of developing dementia in old age than expected. However, the effect of age and ID severity on dementia prevalence rates has never been reported. We investigated the predictions that older adults with ID sh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychological medicine 2009-01, Vol.39 (1), p.13-21
Hauptverfasser:	Strydom, A., Hassiotis, A., King, M., Livingston, G.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult and adolescent clinical studies Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - psychology Alzheimer's disease Biological and medical sciences brain reserve Comorbidity Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dementia Dementia - diagnosis Dementia - epidemiology Dementia - psychology Elderly people Female Geriatrics Humans Intellectual deficiency intellectual disability Intellectual Disability - epidemiology Intellectual Disability - psychology Learning disabilities Learning disabled people London - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Mental retardation Middle Aged Neurology Older people Prevalence Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Risk Factors Severity Severity of Illness Index Sex Distribution Surveys and Questionnaires Task Performance and Analysis
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