In Marshall-Smith syndrome, recently associated with a mutation in the gene NFIX, intellectual disability is often linked to particular psychiatric problems and specific alterations of cognitive functions. Is it possible that there is a relationship between the cognitive phenotype and psychiatric symptoms?
On the 9th and 10th of November 2011 the annual gathering of researchers belonging to the special interest group on the Quality of Life of the International Association for Scientific Studies of Intellectual Disabilities will be held. The CREA site anticipates some content.
The progressive development of pathogenetic models of schizophrenia pertaining to neurodevelopment, is shedding new light on aspects of contiguity, already recognized in the past, with intellectual developmental disorders.
The psychiatric-specific aspects of Fragile X syndrome have not yet been clarified, particularly in relation to age and genetic structure. The psychopathology of relatives who are carriers of the permutations is little known. The research group of Lidia Gabis of Central Weinburg of Israel has recently tried to bring new knowledge to this field.
Some epidemiological studies indicate that cigarette smoking is a frequent problem in people with intellectual disabilities. It may contribute to the emergence of psychiatric disorders and significantly restrict the drug treatments.