Background Equal access to mainstream healthcare services for people with intellectual
disabilities (ID) still requires attention. Although recent studies suggest that health …

Throughout the world, children and adults with intellectual disabilities face social exclusion,
marginalization, discrimination, and abuse. This chapter provides an overview of the effects …

Background The attitude of the general population towards people with intellectual disability
(ID) provides important background for policy development. Furthermore, because of …

Background Few studies have examined attitudes that may promote the social inclusion of
persons with an intellectual disability (ID) among health care providers (HCPs). Yet these …

Background: The cognitive and communication challenges experienced by people with
intellectual disability present difficulties for health professionals, particularly in the face of …

Introduction: Speech sound disorder is one of the most prevalent developmental
communication disorders affecting approximately 8.7 percent of school-age children …

Introduction: Shoulder injuries are common among athletes in sports that involve overhead
throwing of the ball such as handball. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the timing …

Purpose Caring for people with cancer or an intellectual disability (ID) is stressful: little is
known about the combined impact of caring for cancer patients with an ID, though this is …

Purpose There is robust research examining the negative impact of racial and
socioeconomic implicit bias on healthcare provider clinical decision-making. However, other …

Background The stigma about mental diseases is common in the population and also in
medical students, where it may condition their future practice and the way they deal with …