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Article de Périodique
Prevalence and treatment of substance abuse in the mentally retarded population: an empirical review (2000)
(Prevalence et traitement de la toxicomanie chez les malades mentaux : revue de la litterature)
Auteur(s) :
BURGARD, J. F. ;
DONOHUE, B. ;
AZRIN, N. H. ;
TEICHNER, G.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
293-298
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
26
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
COMORBIDITE
;
ARRIERATION MENTALE
;
PREVALENCE
;
TRAITEMENT
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2000, 32, (3), 293-298
Résumé :
This article presents the first comprehensive review of studies of alcohol and illicit substance use in mentally retarded individuals, including prevalence, and recommendations for assessment and treatment. Mentally retarded persons appear to use/abuse alcohol at about the same rate as their noncognitively-impaired counterparts, and illicit drugs at moderately lower rates. However, little is known regarding which assessments and interventions are most effective in this population, given the absence of published treatment outcome studies and case examples. This is particularly disconcerting as detrimental consequences resulting from substance use have been identified in mentally retarded samples. Anecdotal data suggests that treatment for these individuals require modifications of existing empirically-derived substance abuse interventions to accommodate their unique needs. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Psychol., Univ. Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Bx 455030 Las Vegas, NV 89154
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.