TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Suicide cases in a population-based cohort of persons with intellectual disability in a 35-year follow-up
JO  - Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities
A1  - Patja, K.
SP  - 117
EP  - 123
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - Suicides of persons with mental retardation are considered rare. In a 35-year (1962-1998) follow-up study of a nation-wide, population-based cohort of 2,677 persons with intellectual disability, only 10 suicide cases were discovered. Suicide risks of persons with mental retardation include psychiatric morbidity with challenging care needs, social problems and difficulties in adjusting to them and ageing. Those working with intellectually disabled individuals need to be aware of these risks in order to recognize severe depression, emotional instability and lack of will to live, possibly leading to either attempted or completed suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-3291
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -