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. 2011 May 1;8(2):31-33.
eCollection 2011 May.

Intellectual disability and Aboriginal Australians - training needs for psychiatrists

Meera Roy  1 , Sivasankaran Balaratnasingam  2
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Intellectual disability and Aboriginal Australians - training needs for psychiatrists

Meera Roy et al. Int Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Aboriginal Australians have relatively high rates of intellectual disability, a situation that is probably due mainly to poor health and social disadvantage. Populations with high rates of intellectual disability are more at risk of developmental disorders and mental ill health. We explore the training needs for psychiatrists working with indigenous people and how they can be met.

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