Abstract / Description of output
Background
There are no previous whole-country studies on mental health and relationships with general health in intellectual disability populations; study results vary.
Aims
To determine the prevalence of mental health conditions and relationships with general health in a total population with and without intellectual disabilities.
Method
Ninety-four per cent completed Scotland's Census 2011. Data on intellectual disabilities, mental health and general health were extracted, and the association between them was investigated.
Results
A total of 26 349/5 295 403 (0.5%) had intellectual disabilities. In total, 12.8% children, 23.4% adults and 27.2% older adults had mental health conditions compared with 0.3, 5.3 and 4.5% of the general population. Intellectual disabilities predicted mental health conditions; odds ratio (OR)=7.1 (95% CI 6.8–7.3). General health was substantially poorer and associated with mental health conditions; fair health OR=1.8 (95% CI 1.7–1.9), bad/very bad health OR=4.2 (95% CI 3.9–4.6).
Conclusions
These large-scale, whole-country study findings are important, given the previously stated lack of confidence in comparative prevalence results, and the need to plan services accordingly.
There are no previous whole-country studies on mental health and relationships with general health in intellectual disability populations; study results vary.
Aims
To determine the prevalence of mental health conditions and relationships with general health in a total population with and without intellectual disabilities.
Method
Ninety-four per cent completed Scotland's Census 2011. Data on intellectual disabilities, mental health and general health were extracted, and the association between them was investigated.
Results
A total of 26 349/5 295 403 (0.5%) had intellectual disabilities. In total, 12.8% children, 23.4% adults and 27.2% older adults had mental health conditions compared with 0.3, 5.3 and 4.5% of the general population. Intellectual disabilities predicted mental health conditions; odds ratio (OR)=7.1 (95% CI 6.8–7.3). General health was substantially poorer and associated with mental health conditions; fair health OR=1.8 (95% CI 1.7–1.9), bad/very bad health OR=4.2 (95% CI 3.9–4.6).
Conclusions
These large-scale, whole-country study findings are important, given the previously stated lack of confidence in comparative prevalence results, and the need to plan services accordingly.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 243-248 |
| Journal | BJPsych Open |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2017 |