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PSYCHIATRIC AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS AMONGST OLDER SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED INPATIENTS
Author(s) -
James D. H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1986.tb01329.x
Subject(s) - citation , psychiatry , psychology , intellectual disability , medicine , library science , computer science
A retrospective survey of psychiatric disorders requiring medication amongst 50 mentally handicapped inpatients aged 60 years or more, revealed a high prevalence of affective disorder which increased with age. Behavioural problems such as aggression and overactivity improved with age in some, but not all, patients.