Gender differences in psychiatric diagnoses among inpatients with and without intellectual disabilities
By: Lunsky, Yona.
Contributor(s): Bradley, Elspeth A | Gracey, Carolyn, D | et al.
Series: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 114 (1) 2009: 52-60.Publisher: 2009Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
| DIAGNOSIS | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | GENDER | INPATIENTS | SUPPORT SERVICESSummary: Notes that gender has been identified as a significant predictor of psychiatric disorders in the general public. Describes a study which found that gender difference patterns found for individuals with intellectual disabilities were similar to those of persons without ID, with the exception of eating disorder and psychotic disorder diagnoses. Suggests that recent efforts to make inpatient services more gender sensitive for the general population should be extended to service development for the intellectual disabilities population.
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Notes that gender has been identified as a significant predictor of psychiatric disorders in the general public. Describes a study which found that gender difference patterns found for individuals with intellectual disabilities were similar to those of persons without ID, with the exception of eating disorder and psychotic disorder diagnoses. Suggests that recent efforts to make inpatient services more gender sensitive for the general population should be extended to service development for the intellectual disabilities population.
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