Adolescents with intellectual disability and suicidal behavior.
It has been assumed that impaired intellectual capacity could act as a buffer to suicidality in the population of children and adolescents with intellectual disability. The few studies that have been conducted contest this assumption and in fact the findings showed that the characteristics of suicidality in the population of children and adolescents with intellectual disability are very similar to other adolescents without intellectual disability. This paper reviews the few studies conducted and describe the symptomatology in this population.
Merrick
Joav
J
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. jmerrick@internet-zahav.net
Merrick
Efrat
E
Morad
Mohammed
M
Kandel
Isack
I
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*