PREVALENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS IN ADULTS WITH DOWN-SYNDROME

The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in people with Down syndrome w as investigated. A prospective study of two-hundred and fifteen indivi duals using strict methodological criteria-and DCR-10 diagnostic crite ria was undertaken. The overall frequency of psychiatric disorders was 28.9%. The commonest disorders diagnosed were dementia, depression, c onduct disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Neurotic disorders were under-diagnosed with absence of schizophrenia, substance abuse an d alcoholism.