Public Health Approach to the Study of Mental Retardation

Autor/inn/en	Chapman, Derek A.; Scott, Keith G.; Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.
Titel	Public Health Approach to the Study of Mental Retardation
Quelle	In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, 113 (2008) 2, S.102-116 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-8017
DOI	10.1352/0895-8017(2008)113[102:PHATTS]2.0.CO;2
Schlagwörter	Severe Mental Retardation; Public Health; Risk; Databases; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Birth; Body Weight; Etiology; Epidemiology; Planning; Public Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitswesen; Risiko; Datenbank; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Geburt; Körpergewicht; Ätiologie; Epidemiologie; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	We applied a public health approach to the study of mental retardation by providing a basic descriptive epidemiological analysis using a large statewide linked birth and public school record database (N = 327,831). Sociodemographic factors played a key role across all levels of mental retardation. Birthweight less than 1000 g was associated with the highest individual-level risk, but the impact varied considerably, depending on maternal educational level. Low maternal education was associated with the largest effects at the population level for mild and moderate/severe mental retardation. Focusing exclusively on specific biomedical causes is of little use in developing public health plans; a broader biosocial perspective reflecting the interactive complexity of the risk factors comprising the various etiological patterns is needed. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10