Mental Health in Intellectual Disability Flashcards

1
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What percentage of individuals with mild and severe intellectual disability respectively have a psychiatric disorder?

A

Mild: 30%
Severe: 40-50%

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What is the prevalence of ADHD in individuals with mild, moderate, and severe intellectual disability respectively?

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Mild: 13%
Moderate: 25%
Severe: 30%

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3
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Give 3 biological reasons for the association between intellectual disability and psychiatric disorders

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Genetics, epilepsy, sensory impairments

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Give 3 psychological reasons for the association between intellectual disability and psychiatric disorders

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Reduced capacity for learning & peer interaction, family dysfunction, parental mental health problems

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Give 3 social reasons for the association between intellectual disability and psychiatric disorders

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Social disadvantage and poverty, higher rates of stressful events e.g. abuse, school failure, peer rejection

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What are the most common areas of psychiatric disorder in children with mild intellectual disability

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Emotional, behavioural, and hyperactivity disorders

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What are the most common areas of psychiatric disorder in children with severe intellectual disability

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Autism spectrum, hyperactivity, and self-injury disorders

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8
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Define specific reading disorder

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The DSM term for developmental dyslexia - reading being substantially poorer than would be predicted by age and IQ

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Describe the epidemiology of specific reading disorder

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Affects 3-10% of children, male to female ratio 2-3:1

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10
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State the mental health disorders associated with specific reading disorder

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Conduct disorder, ADHD

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