%0 Journal Article
%T The Coexistence of Psychiatric Disorders and Intellectual Disability in Children Aged 3¨C18 Years in the Barwani District, India
%A Ram Lakhan
%J ISRN Psychiatry
%D 2013
%R 10.1155/2013/875873
%X Background. The coexistence of psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disability (ID) is common. This study determined the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children with ID in Barwani, India. Method. A total of 262 children with ID were evaluated for psychiatric disorders using the diagnostic criteria outlined in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Results. Psychiatric disorders appeared in study participants at the following rates: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 6.5%; autism, 4.2%; anxiety, 2.7%; bipolar disorder, 1.1%; delusional disorder, 0.8%; depression, 2.3%; obsessive-compulsive disorder, 0.8%; schizophrenia, 1.9%; enuresis, 10.3%; epilepsy, 23.7%; and behavioral problems, 80.9%. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was statistically higher in severely intellectually disabled children ( ) than mildly intellectually disabled children ( ). Conclusions. There is a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children with ID when their compared with ID children whose . 1. Introduction Intellectual disability (ID), previously referred to as mental retardation, is most often associated with other medical and psychiatric conditions such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, and other emotional and behavioral disorders. The coexistence of psychiatric disorders occurring in people with ID is not uncommon. The study of intellectual disability falls within the field of psychiatry, in which dual diagnoses have historically been common. However, specifically investigating the coexistence of psychiatry disorders among people with ID has only recently begun [1¨C3]. Compared with the general population, people with ID have a higher prevalence of psychiatry disorders [4, 5], ranging from 10% to 80% [6, 7]. Other epidemiological studies have reported similar prevalence rates [8¨C13]. For the past few decades, the psychiatric community in developed countries, like England and Australia, has done more to identify the psychiatric needs of people with ID, which has allowed doctors to provide these patients with appropriate mental health services [7, 14¨C16]. In India dual diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in people with ID has gradually become more common since implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act in 1995. However, making further efforts to identify people in India with ID who also suffer from psychiatric disorders is necessary to plan for and provide comprehensive intervention for their well-being [17]. Identifying
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