Special Issue: Dual Diagnosis

Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families

“…( 2005) found only a few cases «10%) of individuals developing psycniatric disor ders de novo in adolescence. Tne reliability of psychiatric diagnosis in those with intel lectual disabilities is uncertain, however, and concerns about individuals with a dual diagno sis of intellectual disability and a psychiatric disorder are mounting (Sturmey, Lindsay, & Didden, 2007). One basis for such concerns is the increasing awareness that the emotional needs of those with intellectual disabilities may have been overlooked by a focus on their cognitive limitations.…”