Psychiatric disorders in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities

EM Dykens, B Shah, B Davis, C Baker, T Fife… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Relative to other aspects of Down syndrome, remarkably little is known about
the psychiatric problems experienced by youth and young adults with this syndrome and if …

Psychiatric conditions prevalent among adults with Down syndrome

MJ Tassé, P Navas Macho… - Journal of Policy and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The authors assessed available prevalence information regarding neuropsychiatric
conditions among adults with Down syndrome (DS) and compared these findings among …

Psychopathology in adults with Down syndrome: Clinical findings from an outpatient clinic

PJ Patti, JA Tsiouris - International Journal on Disability and Human …, 2006 - degruyter.com
Data from 206 adults with Down syndrome in five different age groups were analyzed for the
incidence of challenging behaviors, psychiatric signs and symptoms, and presenting …

Down syndrome: Developmental, psychiatric, and management issues

RM Hodapp - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North …, 1996 - Elsevier
Often considered the prototypical retardation syndrome, individuals with Down syndrome
show certain behavioral characteristics that may be etiology specific. These individuals …

Psychiatric and behavioral disorders in persons with Down syndrome

EM Dykens - Mental retardation and developmental disabilities …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Similar to the state of the broader intellectual disabilities field, many gaps exist in the
research and treatment of mental health concerns in people with Down syndrome. This …

Maladaptive behaviour in children and adolescents with Down's syndrome

EM Dykens, B Shah, J Sagun, T Beck… - Journal of intellectual …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Although children with Down's syndrome (DS) are at lower risk for
psychopathology than others with intellectual disability, they do show more problems than …

Behavioral characteristics of individuals with Down syndrome

L Patel, K Wolter-Warmerdam, N Leifer… - Journal of Mental …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Children and young adults with Down syndrome can demonstrate increased
behavior problems compared to their typically developing peers through childhood and …

Problem behavior of individuals with Down syndrome in a nationwide cohort assessed in late adolescence

HBM van Gameren-Oosterom, M Fekkes… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To assess problem behavior in adolescents with Down syndrome and examine
the association with sex and severity of intellectual disability. Study design Cross-sectional …

Psychopathology and young people with Down's syndrome: childhood predictors and adult outcome of disorder

J McCarthy, J Boyd - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
There is a scarcity of follow‐up studies into adult life of psychiatric disorder in young people
with intellectual disability. The key aims of the present study were:(1) to determine the …

Neurobehavioral disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults with Down syndrome

G Capone, P Goyal, W Ares… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The term dual‐diagnosis refers to a person with mental retardation and a psychiatric
disorder. Most children with Down syndrome (DS) do not have a psychiatric or …