Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2010 Sep;23(5):432-5. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32833ad9b5.
Intellectual disability is a public health issue, which has largely been overlooked in Mexico. The magnitude of this problem is unknown; few programs exist for adults and mental health professionals focus mainly on identifying treatable comorbidities.
In Mexico, there is an example of a best practice in social integration. This program has benefited hundreds of adults with intellectual disability by teaching four basic abilities: practical academic skills; vocational skills; independent living skills; and skills for community integration.
In a sociocultural and economic context such as Mexico's, social integration programs are feasible and necessary in order to provide an organized social response to the health, social, and vocational needs of people with intellectual disability and should become part of public policy.
智力残疾是一个公共卫生问题，在墨西哥很大程度上被忽视了。这个问题的严重程度尚不清楚；针对成年人的项目很少，精神卫生专业人员主要侧重于确定可治疗的合并症。
在墨西哥，有一个社会融合的最佳实践范例。该计划通过教授四项基本能力，使数百名智力残疾成年人受益：实用学术技能；职业技能；独立生活技能；以及社区融合技能。
在墨西哥这样的社会文化和经济背景下，社会融合计划是可行且必要的，以便为智力残疾人士的健康、社会和职业需求提供有组织的社会应对措施，并且应该成为公共政策的一部分。
