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PubMed1997

Persons with intellectual disability receiving psychiatric treatment.

Determinants of (1) referral to psychiatric services and (2) the amount of mental health care consumed were analysed in a population of individuals with intellectual disability, using data from a cumulative mental health case register in a defined geographical area. Associations between level of disability, gender, age and social environment on the one hand, and psychiatric referral and service consumption on the other were expressed as odds ratios (ORs). Being older (OR = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.5-2.5), having milder intellectual disability (OR = 1.4; 95% CI = 0.9-2.3) and living alone (OR = 5.8; 95% CI = 2.8-11.9) predicted a higher probability of receiving psychiatric treatment. Living alone (OR = 15.3; 95% CI = 1.7-136.1) was also associated with higher level of mental health service consumption.

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PubMed2006

Exploring the self-concepts of persons with intellectual disabilities.

This study explores the self-concepts of Hong Kong Chinese with intellectual disabilities. Face-to-face and individual interviews were conducted in Cantonese, using the Chinese version of the Adult Source of Self-Esteem Inventory (ASSEI) together with three open-ended questions to explore the participants' self-conceptions in different life domains. An opportunity sample of 135 young adults with intellectual disabilities was interviewed. The findings showed that the family self, the social self and achievement in school and work were the self-concept attributes most important to the participants. The participants of this study had a higher total self-concept than that of a comparison group of people without disabilities when the participants used the in-group social comparison to maintain positive self-perception. The importance of partnership with family, self-concept enhancement strategies and quality employment service are discussed in order to facilitate people with intellectual disabilities to develop more positive self-concepts and thus achieve better community integration.

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PubMed2006

[Assessment of families' need of social life support for persons with intellectual disabilities and physical handicaps].

To study the need for community support for the users of facilities for people with intellectual disabilities and physical handicaps, the author surveyed facility users' families using a mail-in questionnaire. The International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities and Health (ICF) guidelines were used to describe each user. Younger users were found to achieve the best ICF levels of social participation, while rehabilitation facilities and workshops attracted a larger number of adults with fixed participation whose performance level was equivalent to their capacity. In the latter group, the users' families requested accommodation at a group home and the continuous use of the facilities. Among the respondents, a demand for medical support was common, regardless of the type of facilities being used. To support self-decision and the full participation of users, the supervisors of facilities must coordinate their own needs with those of users and their families and provide improved medical support.

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Use of a computer-assisted program to improve metacognition in persons with severe intellectual disabilities.

Metacognition and self-regulation are processes extremely relevant to education of persons with intellectual disabilities. They play a central role in specific limitations, such as outer-directedness and lack of strategy transfer, and are related to desirable educational objectives such as self-determination. Although computer-assisted training has shown to be successful in training specific abilities and general cognitive processes, interventions of this nature centering on metacognitive development are rare. A computer-assisted program aimed in this direction is presented. It was applied to 21 adolescents and young adults with a mean IQ of 36. Metacognitive scores improved for this group at posttest relative to pretest to a degree significantly different from gains found in an equivalent control group. Improvement was clear from the first sessions of the intervention and was maintained at a 6-month follow-up.

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