Prevalence of depression and anxiety in older users of formal Dutch intellectual disability services

Background: Little is known about the prevalence of depression and anxiety among older people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Therefore, the aim of this study was to study the prevalence of depression and anxiety in this population. Method: This study is a cross-sectional epidemiologic multicentre study which was part of the Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities study. The study population consisted of 990 participants aged ≥50 years with borderline to profound ID which were screened with self-report and informant-report instruments; 290 of them were assessed with a standardized di... Mehr ...