An invitational conference organized by the Netherlands Society of Physicians for Persons
with Intellectual Disabilities (NVAVG) and the European Association of Intellectual Disability …

Persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) have twice as many health problems than the
general public. The author discusses evidence‐based research on prevalence and best …

The aim of the present paper is to describe and compare services for adults with intellectual
disability (ID) and mental health needs in five European countries: Austria, England, Greece …

People with intellectual and developmental disability share more in common with their fellow
citizens than they have differences. Notwithstanding these commonalities however, people …

People with intellectual disabilities can have health needs that differ from those of the
general population. They have more medical problems and the morbidity pattern is different …

Aim Recently, attention has focused on the health inequalities experienced by people with
intellectual disabilities (ID) when compared with the general population. To inform policies …

This paper presents current information on policy developments, service design, best
practices, and approaches to empower the users of health and medical care services for …

The Italian healthcare system is public and freely available to the population. With a few
exceptions, there are no distinctions between the healthcare services and practices (eg …

This book provides a broad overview of quality health care for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (IDD). It focuses on providing the reader a practical approach to …

People with intellectual disability experience significantly more health problems than the
general population. Furthermore, there is considerable evidence that people with intellectual …