Dtsch Arztebl Int
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Persons with intellectual disability (ID) often suffer from significant comorbidities. As data have been lacking until now, the present report is the first one containing outpatient data on the prevalence of ID in Germany, its comorbidities, and outpatient (drug) treatment. ⋯ A diagnosis of ID frequently appears in outpatient billing data. Future analyses should be devoted to the specific care of people with intellectual disability, who constitute an especially multimorbid and vulnerable patient group.