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| Prevalence of dementia in intellectual disability using different diagnostic criteria | | Author(s) | A Strydom, G Livingston, M King |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 191, August 2007 |
| Pages | pp 150-157 |
| Source | http://bjp.rcpsych.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Diagnosis ; Evaluation ; London. |
| Annotation | The Becoming Older with Learning Disability (BOLD) memory study is a two-stage epidemiological survey of adults with intellectual disability but not Down syndrome aged 60+ and living in five London boroughs, with comprehensive assessment of those who screen positive. Dementia was diagnosed according to ICD-10, DSM-IV and DC-LD criteria. The aim of the study was to describe the clinical features and prevalence of dementia and its subtypes, and to compare the concurrent validity of dementia criteria in older people with intellectual disability. The DSM-IV dementia criteria were more inclusive. Diagnosis using ICD-10 excluded people with even moderate dementia. Clinical subtypes of dementia can be recognised in adults with intellectual disability. Alzheimer's dementia was the most common, with a prevalence of 8.6%, almost three times greater than expected. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070821201 A |
| Classmark | EA: E4: LK7: 4C: 82L |
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