COVID-19 and people with intellectual disability: impacts of a pandemic

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic affect all groups in society. People with intellectual disability (ID) are especially vulnerable to the physical, mental and social effects of the pandemic. Cognitive impairments can limit understanding of information to protect them relying on carers to be vigil...

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Vydané v:	Irish journal of psychological medicine Ročník 37; číslo 3; s. 231 - 236
Hlavní autori:	Courtenay, K., Perera, B.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.09.2020
Predmet:	Access to information Anxiety Autism Behavior Betacoronavirus Comorbidity Coronavirus Infections - psychology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Handicapped accessibility Humans Infections Intellectual disabilities Intellectual Disability - complications Intellectual Disability - psychology Mental disorders Mental health Obsessive compulsive disorder Pandemics Perspective Piece Piece Pneumonia, Viral - psychology Quarantine Quarantine - psychology SARS-CoV-2 Social distancing Stress Stress, Psychological - complications Stress, Psychological - psychology COVID-19 Autism pandemic intellectual disability
ISSN:	0790-9667, 2051-6967, 2051-6967
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Shrnutí:	The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic affect all groups in society. People with intellectual disability (ID) are especially vulnerable to the physical, mental and social effects of the pandemic. Cognitive impairments can limit understanding of information to protect them relying on carers to be vigilant on their behalf during quarantine. Restrictions on usual activities are likely to induce mental stress especially among those who are autistic leading to an escalation in challenging behaviours, risk of placement breakdown and increased the use of psychotropic medication. People with ID are vulnerable to exploitation by others where the usual community supports no longer function to protect them. In future pandemics, it is important that lessons are learned from the impacts COVID-19 have on people with ID. Collecting the evidence through a rigorous approach should help to empower people with ID and their carers to face future outbreaks of infectious diseases.
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ISSN:	0790-9667 2051-6967 2051-6967
DOI:	10.1017/ipm.2020.45