Intellectual Disability, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Risk for Dementia. Issue 3 (10th September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Silverman, Wayne P.; Zigman, Warren B.; Krinsky‐McHale, Sharon J.; Ryan, Robert; Schupf, Nicole
• Is Part Of: Journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities. Volume 10:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 245
• Page End: 251
• Publication Date: 2013-09-10
• Subjects: dementia -- incidence -- intellectual disability -- mild cognitive impairment -- relative risk; Mental retardation -- Periodicals; People with mental disabilities -- Services for -- Periodicals; Developmental disabilities -- Periodicals; Learning disabilities -- Periodicals; 362.205
• DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12042
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1741-1122

Abstract

Abstract: People with intellectual disability (ID) are living longer than ever before, raising concerns about old‐age‐associated disorders. Dementia is among the most serious of these disorders, and theories relating cognitive reserve to risk predict that older adults with ID should be particularly vulnerable. Previous estimates of relative risk for dementia associated with ID have been inconsistent, and the present analyses examined the possible influence of variation in diagnostic criteria on findings. As expected, relaxation in the stringency of case definition for adults with ID increased relative risk, underscoring the importance of developing valid criteria for defining mild cognitive impairment and early dementia and distinguishing between the two in adults with ID. Once available, these standards will contribute to more effective evidence‐based planning.