De Koning, N. D., & Collin, P. J. L. (2007).The treatment of children and adolescents with a psychiatric disorder and mental retardation, Kind en Adolescent, 28 (3), 215-229.
Generally speaking, many factors determine psychopathology among young people with mental retardation: numerous different circumstances may give rise to behavioural problems and psychiatric disorders. This implies that diagnostics and treatment are always multidisciplinary in nature, whereby biological factors, individual educational history, cognitive and social-emotional level, and external environmental influences play a significant role. Following a brief discussion of the specific characteristics that play a role in diagnostics and the treatment of young people with mental retardation, this article presents a summary of the main scientific insights into the various medicinal and non medicinal forms of treatment. Existing treatment options are examined, as are those treatment options for which there is now scientific evidence.
Keywords: young people, psychopathology, mental retardation.