Mental Subnormality in Northern Ireland

McDonald, Gabrielle; MacKay, D. N.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.1978.tb00965.x

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“…During much of that time, responsibility for mentally handicapped individuals of all ages lay with the socalled Special Care Service (for more details, see Scally & MacKay, 1964b). In four of the surveys (Scally & MacKay, 1964a;MacKay, 1971;McDonald & MacKay, 1978;McDonald, 1978) the age-specific prevalence rates were generally higher than those reported for elsewhere. In only one (Elwood & Darragh, 1981) were the findings said to be unremarkable.…”

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The pervalence of severe mental handicap in Northern Ireland

Mallion¹,

MacKay

McDonald³

et al. 1991

J intellect Disabil Res

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There are four administrative areas (Health and Social Services Boards) in Northern Ireland. Two prevalence surveys, carried out several years apart, show that there is a significant geographical gradient in the rates of severe mental handicap (IQ <50). The rates in the 20-29-year-old groups in the Eastern and Northern Boards range between 4 07 and 482 per thousand; comparable rates in the Southern and Western Boards range between 317 and 637. A similar gradient was discernible in the distribution of Down's syndrome, v

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The pervalence of severe mental handicap in Northern Ireland

Mallion¹,

MacKay

McDonald³

et al. 1991

J intellect Disabil Res

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“…There was a suspicion that the prevalence rates of mental handicap obtained elsewhere in the country may not accurately apply to a rural and geographically isolated county such as Cornwall. McDonald and MacKay (1978) report a higher rate of severe subnormality in Northern Ireland than in other parts of the United Kingdom. They comment: "The moral is obvious; if one wants to adopt Kushlick's laudable argument that the pre-planning of services for the handicapped is belter than ad hoc planning then one must first of all determine what the local prevalence rate is.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…A number of studies initially gather information on all degrees of mental handicap and then screen each case individually. Some do this by examining the files for information (McDonald and MacKay, 1978;Kushlick, 1964;Brask, 1972) and others by examining all or a sample of the cases medically or psychologically (Akesson, 1967;McDonald, 1973;Wing, 1971;Bernsen, 1976). Abramowicz and Richardson (1975) give a detailed review of the definition of severe mental handicap in twenty-seven surveys.…”

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confidence: 99%