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    ScientificWorldJournal. 2005 Sep 8;5:724-8.

    Adolescents with intellectual disability and suicidal behavior.

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    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. jmerrick@internet-zahav.net

    Abstract

    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.

    PMID:
    16155686
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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