Study of affective disorders in a sample of young adults with mental retardation

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1995-09-30

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Marín, J., & Agüero, C. (1995). Study of affective disorders in a sample of young adults with mental retardation. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, (3), 158–163. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/671

Issue

No. 3 (1995): July-September

Section

Orginial article

Authors

  • J Marín
  • C Agüero

Keywords:

Mental deficiency, Dual diagnostic, Affective disorders, Young adults

Abstract

Theoric considerattons about the importance of establishing a dual diagnostic in young adults with mental deficiency, and more specifically on afective disorders. It is studied on a sample of 96 young adults with limit, light and moderate mental deficiency througb the WAIS; in ages which do not exceed 40 years old, and who are attended as full or balf board pensioner, belonging mostly to a mediumlow social-economical level. 67% show a clearly defined psycbiatric disorder, and 9.5% are mood disorders.

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