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During later childhood, adolescence and adulthood a variety of mental health problems can emerge. This chapter will focus on these particular disorders. How the disorders are defined and expressed along with empirical treatments will be reviewed.

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Helps, S. (2015). Psychopathology: Anxiety, Depression and Schizophrenia. In: Matson, J., Matson, M. (eds) Comorbid Conditions in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15437-4_4

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