INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN INDIVIDULAS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS
Introduction: A successful treatment of any disorder, condition or disease requires timely detection and accurate diagnostics. This is precisely what is missing in individuals with a dual diagnosis of an intellectual disability and a mental disorder, both in Macedonia and worldwide. In order to over...
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| description | Introduction: A successful treatment of any disorder, condition or disease requires timely detection and accurate diagnostics. This is precisely what is missing in individuals with a dual diagnosis of an intellectual disability and a mental disorder, both in Macedonia and worldwide. In order to overcome the deficiencies in the treatment, and to improve the quality of life for these individuals as well, they should be detected on time and then approached with diagnosing and preparation of a plan for treating them.
Goal: The main goal of this research is obtaining a result of the presence of intellectual disability among institutionalized individuals with mental disorders on the basis of the type of mental disorder, the age and the gender of the person. Also, one of the main goals is presenting the mental deterioration in individuals with mental disorders, as well as its connection with the age of the individuals with mental disorder.
Despite having the basic goals, this research, as well as research on this subject from all over the world, serves as an example for raising the awareness about the diversity and atypical presentations of the patients with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental disorder.
Methodology: For achieving the goal and tasks of this research, 50 individuals with different diagnosis of mental disorder, different age and different gender were tested. The sample that took part in this research was a suitable sample, i.e. individuals that during the research were hospitalized in the below mentioned public health institution. The research took place in PHI Psychiatric Hospital „Skopje“ from Skopje. For collecting the data in this research, as well as for achieving the goals of the research, two methods, three research techniques and two instruments were used. The methods that were used during this research included the method of comparative analysis and the method of correlation analysis, while the techniques included analysis of documentation, testing and survey. As the most suitable instruments for this research, I decided to use the test for measuring the IQ and level of mental deterioration of the respondents – WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for the Macedonian population) and Demographic questionnaire which determined the basic demographic characteristics of the respondents. With the help of these two instruments, the most important data for achieving the research goals were obtained, which were further processed and gave the end results of this research.
Results: The processing of the data from the study showed that a significant proportion of the individuals with mental disorders do not have intellectual disability as a second diagnosis (p=0,0001), however in the population with mental disorders there will be an appearance of intellectual disability in a significantly greater extend in comparison to the general population (p=0,00096). The type of mental disorder has an effect on the appearance of intellectual disability(p=0,015). The gender (p=0,683) and the age (p=0,669) of the individuals with mental disorders are not affecting the appearance and the level of intellectual disability. There is no statically significant connection between the appearance and the level of mental deterioration and intellectual disability in individuals with mental disorders (p=0,921) and its appearance does not depend on the gender (p=0,606) and age (p=0,649) of the individual with a mental disorder.
Conclusion: Considering the fact that there are a great number of people in the institutions for individuals with mental disorders, who despite having a mental disorder also have an intellectual disability as a second diagnosis, a lot more research is needed which will be beneficial for the better understanding of the condition and needs of these individuals, thus improving the diagnostics and the treatment, as well as the quality of their life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2df0f33722fe47ea98b9e9fc04d55a542022-12-21T19:20:18ZengFaculty of Philosophy, Institute of Special Education and RehabilitationJournal of Special Education and Rehabilitation1409-60991857-663X2017-10-01183-4132134INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN INDIVIDULAS WITH MENTAL DISORDERSMiodrag VUJOVIKJ0Faculty of Philosophy, Institute for special education and rehabilitation – Skopje, Republic of MacedoniaIntroduction: A successful treatment of any disorder, condition or disease requires timely detection and accurate diagnostics. This is precisely what is missing in individuals with a dual diagnosis of an intellectual disability and a mental disorder, both in Macedonia and worldwide. In order to overcome the deficiencies in the treatment, and to improve the quality of life for these individuals as well, they should be detected on time and then approached with diagnosing and preparation of a plan for treating them. Goal: The main goal of this research is obtaining a result of the presence of intellectual disability among institutionalized individuals with mental disorders on the basis of the type of mental disorder, the age and the gender of the person. Also, one of the main goals is presenting the mental deterioration in individuals with mental disorders, as well as its connection with the age of the individuals with mental disorder. Despite having the basic goals, this research, as well as research on this subject from all over the world, serves as an example for raising the awareness about the diversity and atypical presentations of the patients with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental disorder. Methodology: For achieving the goal and tasks of this research, 50 individuals with different diagnosis of mental disorder, different age and different gender were tested. The sample that took part in this research was a suitable sample, i.e. individuals that during the research were hospitalized in the below mentioned public health institution. The research took place in PHI Psychiatric Hospital „Skopje“ from Skopje. For collecting the data in this research, as well as for achieving the goals of the research, two methods, three research techniques and two instruments were used. The methods that were used during this research included the method of comparative analysis and the method of correlation analysis, while the techniques included analysis of documentation, testing and survey. As the most suitable instruments for this research, I decided to use the test for measuring the IQ and level of mental deterioration of the respondents – WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for the Macedonian population) and Demographic questionnaire which determined the basic demographic characteristics of the respondents. With the help of these two instruments, the most important data for achieving the research goals were obtained, which were further processed and gave the end results of this research. Results: The processing of the data from the study showed that a significant proportion of the individuals with mental disorders do not have intellectual disability as a second diagnosis (p=0,0001), however in the population with mental disorders there will be an appearance of intellectual disability in a significantly greater extend in comparison to the general population (p=0,00096). The type of mental disorder has an effect on the appearance of intellectual disability(p=0,015). The gender (p=0,683) and the age (p=0,669) of the individuals with mental disorders are not affecting the appearance and the level of intellectual disability. There is no statically significant connection between the appearance and the level of mental deterioration and intellectual disability in individuals with mental disorders (p=0,921) and its appearance does not depend on the gender (p=0,606) and age (p=0,649) of the individual with a mental disorder. Conclusion: Considering the fact that there are a great number of people in the institutions for individuals with mental disorders, who despite having a mental disorder also have an intellectual disability as a second diagnosis, a lot more research is needed which will be beneficial for the better understanding of the condition and needs of these individuals, thus improving the diagnostics and the treatment, as well as the quality of their life.http://jser.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/files/2017(3-4)/11.%20(str%20132-134)%20Miodrag%20Vujovikj-3-4-2017.pdfintellectual disabilitymental disordermental deteriorationWAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for the Macedonian population). |
| spellingShingle | Miodrag VUJOVIKJ INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN INDIVIDULAS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation intellectual disability mental disorder mental deterioration WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for the Macedonian population). |
| title | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN INDIVIDULAS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS |
| title_full | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN INDIVIDULAS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS |
| title_fullStr | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN INDIVIDULAS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS |
| title_full_unstemmed | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN INDIVIDULAS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS |
| title_short | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN INDIVIDULAS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS |
| title_sort | intellectual disability in individulas with mental disorders |
| topic | intellectual disability mental disorder mental deterioration WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for the Macedonian population). |
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