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Children born to mentally retarded women: a 1–21 year follow-up study of 41 cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Christopher Gillberg  and
Marianne Geijer-Karlsson
Christopher Gillberg*
Affiliation:
Barn-och ungdomspsykiatriska Kliniken, University of Göteborg, Sweden
Marianne Geijer-Karlsson
Affiliation:
Barn-och ungdomspsykiatriska Kliniken, University of Göteborg, Sweden
*
1Address for correspondence: Professor C. Gillberg, Göteborgs Universitet, Barn-och ungdomspsykiatriska Kliniken, Box 7284, 40235, Goteborg, Sweden.
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Synopsis

Fifteen mentally retarded Swedish women, judged to be a representative sample, gave birth to 41 children. These children were followed up at the age of 1–21 years with regard to registrations in the Social Register, the Board for Provisions and Services to the Mentally Retarded and the files of the Child and Youth Psychiatric Departments. One child had died, and of the remaining 40 85% had or had exhibited severe psychosocial problems according to register data. The implications of the findings are discussed.

Type
Brief Communications
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , November 1983 , pp. 891 - 894
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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