Background Subjects with intellectual disability (ID) are vulnerable to experience psychiatric
disorders. The present authors performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to …

Although it is widely accepted that individuals with intellectul disabilities face an increased
vulnerability to developing mental health problems, there is currently a lack of agreement …

BackgroundReported prevalence of mental ill-health among adults with intellectual
disabilities ranges from 7 to 97%, owing to methodological limitations. Little is known about …

BackgroundRapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected people with
intellectual disability disproportionately. Existing data does not provide enough information …

Anger and aggression are prevalent problems among people with developmental
disabilities and constitute primary reasons for them to be admitted and re-admitted to …

Epidemiological studies measuring prevalence rates and factors associated with mental
health problems in adults with learning disability have produced very different and …

Historically people with intellectual disabilities have not been offered or received cognitive
behavioural interventions that have been shown to be effective for mental health and …

Background UK policies aim to facilitate access to general psychiatric services for adults
with intellectual disability (ID). If this is to be achieved, it is important to have a clear idea of …

Objective: Community-based specialist behavior therapy teams may be helpful in managing
challenging behavior, but evidence of their effectiveness is limited. This study was designed …

Background Anxiety disorders are known to be common in the general population. Previous
studies with adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs) report a prevalence of general anxiety …