[Reduced intelligence in childhood and adolescents].
Intellectual impairment is a complex affair involving an interaction between an individual functional disorder (reduced intelligence) and (limited) opportunities for activity and participation in social life. The prevalence of mental impairment is about 2-3%. The diagnosis of reduced intelligence must emphatically be an interdisciplinary effort (medical, psychological, pedagogic), and requires specialist training and experience. The aim of the diagnostic work-up must be to create the necessary conditions for optimal development and furtherance of the child within the context of functional family relations.
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Ev. Fachhochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe Bochum, Fachbereich IV Heilpädagogik, Soziale Medizin. hennicke@efh-bochum.de
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D007360:Intelligence; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012917:Social Adjustment