Mental health problems in children with intellectual disability

V Totsika, A Liew, M Absoud, C Adnams… - The Lancet Child & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Intellectual disability ranks in the top ten causes of disease burden globally and is the top
cause in children younger than 5 years. 2–3% of children have an intellectual disability, and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of anxiety symptomatology and diagnosis in syndromic intellectual disability: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Edwards, C Jones, E Pearson, R Royston… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Individuals with syndromic intellectual disability are at increased risk of experiencing
anxiety. Comparing prevalence estimates of anxiety will allow the identification of at-risk …

Sleep disorders in rare genetic syndromes: a meta-analysis of prevalence and profile

G Agar, C Brown, D Sutherland, S Coulborn, C Oliver… - Molecular autism, 2021 - Springer
Background Sleep disorders are common in people with intellectual disability (ID) and
autism, with growing evidence of diverse sleep profiles across ID associated genetic …

Prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders among youth with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Maiano, S Coutu, D Tracey, S Bouchard… - Journal of affective …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this meta-analytic study was to determine the pooled
prevalence estimates of anxiety and depressive disorders among children and adolescents …

Social feedback enhances learning in Williams syndrome

JL Kleberg, C Willfors, H Björlin Avdic, D Riby… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic condition characterized by high social interest and
approach motivation as well as intellectual disability and anxiety. Despite the fact that social …

Williams syndrome: recent advances in our understanding of cognitive, social and psychological functioning

R Royston, J Waite, P Howlin - Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The core difficulties associated with Williams syndrome have a cascading effect on many
areas of development over time. However, specialist provision is rare and intervention trials …

Autism spectrum symptomatology in children with Williams syndrome who have phrase speech or fluent language

BP Klein-Tasman, F van der Fluit, CB Mervis - Journal of autism and …, 2018 - Springer
To characterize autism spectrum-related symptomatology in children with Williams
syndrome (WS) with phrase speech or fluent language, the Autism Diagnostic Observation …

Anxiety in Williams syndrome: the role of social behaviour, executive functions and change over time

E Ng-Cordell, M Hanley, A Kelly, DM Riby - Journal of autism and …, 2018 - Springer
Anxiety is a prevalent mental health issue for individuals with Williams syndrome (WS).
Relatively little is known about the developmental course of anxiety, or how it links with core …

Diverse profiles of anxiety related disorders in fragile X, Cornelia de Lange and Rubinstein–Taybi syndromes

H Crawford, J Waite, C Oliver - Journal of Autism and Developmental …, 2017 - Springer
Anxiety disorders are heightened in specific genetic syndromes in comparison to intellectual
disability of heterogeneous aetiology. In this study, we described and contrasted anxiety …

Genomic disorders in psychiatry—what does the clinician need to know?

C Lowther, G Costain, DA Baribeau… - Current psychiatry reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to summarize the role of genomic
disorders in various psychiatric conditions and to highlight important recent advances in the …