Psychiatric Illness and Behavioural Problems in Adults with Learning Disability and Epilepsy

Autor: Shoumitro Deb, Joseph Joyce
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Behavioural Neurology, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 125-129 (1999)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0953-4180
1875-8584
DOI: 10.1155/1999/538368
Popis: We retrospectively collected data on the rate and type of psychiatric illness and behavioural problems on 143 adults with learning disability and epilepsy. 55% behavioural problems. 19% verbal aggression and temper tantrums, and 13% injurious behaviour. The overall rates of behavioural problems and different types of behaviours found in the current study cohort are similar to what was found before in learning disabled adults in general, as well as in epileptic and non-epileptic learning disabled adults. Psychiatric diagnosis was made in 12.6% combined diagnosis of schizophrenia, delusional disorder and schizo-affective disorder was most common (5%) diagnosis of depressive episode (3%) bipolar affective disorder.
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