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[Parapsychotic disorders in mentally handicapped (particularly in Down's syndrome)]
Lécuyer R.. Annales medico-psychologiques, 1995-12-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Para psychotic troubles in Mentally Handicapped Persons (particularly in Down syndrome)-Clinical examples of M.H.P. which had no trouble until their 25-40 (years) except their intellectual defect and then, slide in psychiatric or para psychiatric behaviour. It starts with loosing vital aim and long lasting soliloquy. Then starting with an emotional frustration. Special reflexion about pseudo intellectual deterioration considered as, almost Alzheimer which is often a kind of familial contage of loosing vital impulse. It seems obvious for M.H.P. that realising their handicap without being prepared nor psychologically accompanied lead a possible trigger for loosing psychological control. Sports or leisure activities with other M.H.P. are most inefficient but a prevention often appears possible.
Key findings
- It starts with loosing vital aim and long lasting soliloquy.
- Then starting with an emotional frustration.
- Special reflexion about pseudo intellectual deterioration considered as, almost Alzheimer which is often a kind of familial contage of loosing vital impulse.
- It seems obvious for M.H.P. that realising their handicap without being prepared nor psychologically accompanied lead a possible trigger for loosing psychological control.
- Sports or leisure activities with other M.H.P. are most inefficient but a prevention often appears possible.
Why it matters
This clinical report describes psychiatric and behavioural changes in adults with intellectual disability, particularly Down syndrome, and mentions pseudo intellectual deterioration sometimes considered almost Alzheimer-like. It offers observations and thoughts on prevention of psychological loss of control, not any treatment, cure or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 27/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, impact for its field and year, senior author's track record and institution's track record, so those were left out: it earned 22 of the 83 points we could judge it on, which is 27 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Annales medico-psychologiques) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1995 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 33 year(s) since 1995 |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 0 institution(s) in 0 countries — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 8720368) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 22 / 83 | Scored on 16 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 22 of the 83 points we could judge it on is 27 out of 100. |
| Total | 27 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Lécuyer, R. (1995). [Parapsychotic disorders in mentally handicapped (particularly in Down's syndrome)]. Annales medico-psychologiques.
Vancouver
Lécuyer R. [Parapsychotic disorders in mentally handicapped (particularly in Down's syndrome)]. Annales medico-psychologiques. 1995. PMID: 8720368.
BibTeX
@article{lecuyer1995-8720368,
author = {Lécuyer, R.},
title = {{[Parapsychotic disorders in mentally handicapped (particularly in Down's syndrome)]}},
journal = {Annales medico-psychologiques},
year = {1995},
pmid = {8720368}
}