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 …

Background The transition of people with intellectual disability (ID) from care institutions to
the community–according to Western policy–results in a shift of responsibility towards …

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

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

Background The health needs of people with intellectual disabilities have recently received
increasing attention. Method Based on a review of the 2003 literature, this paper presents an …

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 …

Abstract The European Commission's Health Monitoring Programme culminated in the
development of a set of European Community Health Indicators (ECHI) for the general …

Intellectual disability (ID) is the term used to describe a condition defined by limits in
cognitive and adaptive abilities that affect function and initially manifest before 18 years of …

Recent evidence shows that people with ID are more likely to die 20 years younger, and
more likely to experience coronary heart disease, respiratory problems and gastrointestinal …

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 …