Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2014 Nov;119(6):552-64. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-119.6.552.
A large, nationally representative sample from a preexisting dataset, the National Core Indicators, was used to examine the impact of stress and social support on the mental health of adults with intellectual disability (ID). Stress was significantly correlated with both mental illness and severity of behavior problems, with each additional stressor increasing the odds of poor mental health by 20%. This relationship held, even after controlling for level of ID, gender, and place of residence. Lack of social support was associated with having a mental illness; individuals who lacked social support were twice as likely to have a mental illness. The importance of considering these factors in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health in this population is discussed.
利用来自现有数据集（国家核心指标）的大型全国代表性样本，研究了压力和社会支持对智力残疾（ID）成年人心理健康的影响。压力与精神疾病和行为问题的严重程度显著相关，每个额外的压力源使心理健康不良的几率增加 20%。即使在控制了 ID 程度、性别和居住地之后，这种关系仍然存在。缺乏社会支持与精神疾病有关；缺乏社会支持的个体患精神疾病的可能性是其他人的两倍。讨论了在该人群的心理健康预防、诊断和治疗中考虑这些因素的重要性。
