title: Dilemmas of adolescents with developmental retardation: a review.
abstract: Adolescence is highlighted in this review as the age of crisis and concern for those with developmental retardation. The complexities of this stage of life are considered from the perspectives of the individual's development and the commitment required by the family, school, professional services and society. These issues, illustrated with a case vignette, are critically examined using the evidence available in the literature.
authors.affiliation: University of Leicester, Department of Psychiatry, Leicester Royal Infirmary, U.K.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Dossetor
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nicol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011788:Quality of Life