Mental health among Sami people with intellectual disabilities

Autor: Hege Gjertsen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 78, Iss 1 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2242-3982
22423982
DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2019.1565860
Popis: The first living condition-survey among people with intellectual disability in Sami areas in Norway was conducted in 2017. The purpose of this article is to present and discuss results from the living-condition study, with a focus on the results related to mental health and bullying as a risk factor for poor mental health among people with intellectual disability and a Sami background. We have conducted a questionnaire survey among people with intellectual disability in Sami areas, with and without a Sami background (N = 93). People with intellectual disability have poorer mental health compared to the population in general and those with Sami background have the poorest mental health. Bullying is one of several factors that increase the risk of poor mental health among people with intellectual disability and Sami background. Having a Sami background makes people with intellectual disability more disposed to poor mental health.
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