The current literature recognizes the fact that persons with disabilities have historically been deprived of their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights. Little is known, however, about the situation for women, men, and adolescents with disabilities in humanitarian settings. The Women's Refugee Commission led a participatory research project with partners to explore the risks, needs, and ...

BACKGROUND At present, there is limited statistical information about mortality of people with intellectual disabilities in England. This study explores the data that are currently available. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four recent sources of data about mortality of people with intellectual disabilities in England are reviewed: the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with intellect...

BACKGROUND The development of effective treatments for use by non-specialists is listed among the top research priorities for improving the lives of people with mental illness worldwide. The purpose of this review is to appraise which interventions for children with intellectual disabilities or lower-functioning autism spectrum disorders delivered by non-specialist care providers in community s...

BACKGROUND Because of the problems measuring subjective well-being in people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities, there are no studies to date which explore the factors contributing to the subjective well-being in these groups. We wanted to explore the client and service characteristics contributing to the subjective well-being of persons with severe and profound intellectual dis...

False confessions happen. At least 245 people have been exonerated from convictions in cases featuring confessions that were simply not true. Confessions offer a narrative that allows law enforcement, and society in general, to neatly resolve cases with apparent clarity and closure. And yet the pressures officers place on suspects to provide that closure weigh disproportionately on the vulnerab...

BACKGROUND Adults with intellectual disabilities have increased early mortality compared with the general population. However, their extent of multimorbidity (two or more additional conditions) compared with the general population is unknown, particularly with regards to physical ill-health, as are associations between comorbidities, neighbourhood deprivation, and age. METHODS We analysed pri...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Mkrtchyan H, Margaryan T, Hovhannisyan Petrosyan T. Effect of a method communication skill development on physical activity in children with intellectual disabilities. Health Problems Civilization. 2022. doi:10.5114/hpc.2022.117830. APA Mkrtchyan, H., Margaryan, T., Hovhannisyan, & Petrosyan, (2022). https://doi.o...

Relevance . Children with disabilities have a high prevalence of caries, periodontal diseases and poor oral hy- giene. The study aimed to develop evaluate the effectiveness method for comprehensive psychologi- cal assessment level awareness about dental disease prevention in children aged 6 12 years. Materials methods We examined 249 primary school students, 154 intellectual disabilities, from ...

BACKGROUND Little information exists on the receipt of mammography by African American women with intellectual disabilities. Given the high rates of mortality from breast cancer among African American women and low screening rates among women with intellectual disabilities, it is important to understand the health screening behavior of this population. OBJECTIVE We compared rates of mammograp...