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ERIC Number: EJ450122
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1042-9859
Future Service Needs of Dually Diagnosed Elderly Persons in Southern California.
Sweeney, Dwight P.; And Others
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v27 n2 p161-66 Jun 1992
The demographic characteristics, life histories, and current placements of dually diagnosed elderly persons (n=27) was obtained by reviewing 132 case records of a Los Angeles regional center for developmentally disabled persons. Approximately 20 percent of the total sample were dually diagnosed and the most common mental health diagnosis was schizophrenia. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Demography, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Older Adults, Placement, Schizophrenia
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California (Los Angeles)
Note: Special Conference Issue.