[Japanese physicians'attitude for utilization of social support services for persons with intellectual disabilities].
We assessed physicians'attitude for the utilization of social (medical, educational, and financial) support services for persons with intellectual disabilities supplied by the Japanese government. A total of 113 physicians specializing in pediatric neurology answered our mail-in questionnaire. Medical care benefits for psychiatric outpatients and short-time stay were the most common services utilized. Whereas most physicians used various public support services regardless of their experience and affiliations, the selection of services by an individual physician correlated with the number and state of patients they usually cared. Physicians were less familiar with the services regarding residential or community care and advocacy. Knowledge of the specialists on each service will enrich assistance appropriate to the life styles of each patient with intellectual disabilities.
Department of Developmental Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Ichikawa, Chiba. horigti@ncnp-k.go.jp
Toshihiro
T
Horiguchi
Masumi
M
Inagaki
Makiko
M
Kaga
D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D010820:Physicians; D012944:Social Support; D012946:Social Welfare; D012947:Social Work; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires