?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Referral+trends+in+mental++health+services+for+adults+with++intellectual+disability+and++autism+spectrum+disorders++%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.creator=Tsakanikos%2C+Elias+&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=ABSTRACT+Researchers+have+paid+increasing+attention+to+mental+%0D%0Ahealth+issues+in+adults+with+autism+spectrum+disorders+(ASDs)+over+the+%0D%0Alast+decades.+However%2C+little+is+known+about+how+rates+of+clinical+%0D%0Areferrals%2Ctypes+of+mental+health+diagnoses+and+treatment+in+adults+with+%0D%0AASDs+and+intellectual+disability+have+changed.+We+examined+patterns+%0D%0Aof+change+in+referral+trends+to+specialist+mental+health+services+in+south+%0D%0ALondon+from+1983+to+2000+(N%3D+137).+The+majority+of+the+cases+%0D%0A(58.4%25)+did+not+have+a+diagnosable+psychiatric+disorder.+Schizo-+%0D%0Aphrenia+was+the+most+frequent+psychiatric+diagnosis+followed+by+%0D%0Adepression%2C+adjustment+reaction+and+anxiety.+There+was+a+signi%EF%AC%81cant+%0D%0Achange+in+the+rate+of+referrals%2Can+increase+in+the+diagnosable+psychi-+%0D%0Aatric+disorders+over+time+and+a+signi%EF%AC%81cant+reduction+of+medication+at+%0D%0Atime+of+referral.+There+were+no+signi%EF%AC%81cant+changes+in+the+use+of+other+%0D%0Atherapeutic+interventions.+The+proportion+of+participants+living+inde-+%0D%0Apendently+increased.+Implications+for+services+and+future+research+are+%0D%0Adiscussed.+%0D%0A+%0D%0A&rft.date=2007&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7227%2F1%2FReferal_trends_in_autism_paper.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tsakanikos%2C+Elias+++(2007)+Referral+trends+in+mental+health+services+for+adults+with+intellectual+disability+and+autism+spectrum+disorders.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7227%2F