Is epilepsy related to psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disability? A systematic review

Carlos Peña-SalazarMental Health and Intellectual disability services, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, SpainNeurology Department, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, SpainCenter for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health Network , Miqueu Alfonso-RamosTeaching, Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Paula Arroyo-UriarteTeaching, Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, SpainPrimary Care Prevention and Health Promotion Network , Antoni Serrano-BlancoTeaching, Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, SpainCenter for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health Network , Ignacio Aznar-LouTeaching, Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, SpainCenter for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health Network

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Published online on August 04, 2022

Abstract

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 305-317, June 2026.
The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disability is statistically higher than in the general population. There is a lack of consensus on the role that epilepsy plays in psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual ...