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The present study was aimed at investigating support efforts for adolescents and adults who are developmentally disabled but without intellectual disabilities at local facilities for disability aid, and the actual support for aid providers involved in developmentally disabled individuals, in order to identify the problems that need to be addressed in relation to provision of such support.
In Japan, the number of individuals with mental disorders has increased from an estimated 2.18 million in 1996 to 3.23 million in 2008, with mental disorders listed as one of the 5 major diseases in 2011. Along with the increase in the number of elderly people with dementia and people with depression, people are increasingly becoming aware of developmentally disabled individuals as a high-risk group for depression; therefore, there is a pressing need for new measures.
Methods:
A self-administered mail-based questionnaire survey was conducted with 600 workers involved in support for adolescents and adults without intellectual disabilities at 600 facilities for disability aid and psychiatry day-treatment facilities.
Results:
We will report the results of this ongoing survey in this presentation.
Conclusion:
It has been considered possible to improve the social prognosis of developmentally disabled individuals by involving them in society. If the present study successfully clarifies the problems faced by aid workers in providing support to these individuals, it would be possible to improve the quality of the support provided by them, as well as to consider support according to the severity of the problem in each developmentally disabled individual. The present study will facilitate social adaptation of developmentally disabled individuals and contribute to improving their quality of life.