Psychiatric News (2/23) reports a study found that “adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) experience higher rates of mental health conditions, more frequent and severe symptoms, greater psychiatric medication use, and more cost-related barriers to treatment compared with those without such disabilities.” The researchers “pooled data from the 2021-2023 U.S. National Health Interview Surveys, which included 796 adults with IDDs and 43,682 adults without IDDs.” They observed that “adults with IDDs were nearly 10 times more likely to report experiencing anxiety every day and nearly 18 times more likely to report daily depression compared with those without IDDs.” Researchers also noted that “42% of adults with IDDs took prescription medications for anxiety and 38% took prescription medications for depression compared with 9% and 6%, respectively, of those without IDDs.” The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
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— “Adults With IDDs Have Higher Rates of Anxiety, Depression, Psychiatric News, February 23, 2026