Psychopathology in young people with intellectual disability

Abstract

Context: Comorbid severe mental health problems complicating intellectual disability are a common and costly public health problem. Although these problems are known to begin in early childhood, little is known of how they evolve over time or whether they continue into adulthood. Objective: To study the course of psychopathology in a representative population of children and adolescents with intellectual disability. Design, Setting, and Participants: The participants of the Australian Child to Adult Development Study, an epidemiological cohort of 578 children and adolescents recruited in 1991 from health, education, and family agencies that provided services to children with intellectual dis..