Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability : A Practical Manual
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Book
Description
Patients with intellectual disability (ID) can benefit from the full range of mental health services. To ensure that psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment interventions are relevant and effective; individuals with ID should be evaluated and treated within the context of their developmental framework. Behavior should be viewed as a form of communication.
Individuals with ID often present with behavioral symptoms complicated by limited expressive language skills and undiagnosed medical conditions. Many training programs do not include focused study of individuals with ID, despite the fact that patients with ID will be seen by virtually every mental health practitioner. In this book, the authors present a framework for competent assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders in individuals with ID.
Publication Date
2012
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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
City
Hoboken
Keywords
Developmental Disabilities; Psychiatry; Intellectual Disability -- Diagnosis; Intellectual Disability -- Therapy; Disability Evaluation; Mental Health Services
Disciplines
Mental Disorders | Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Repository Citation
Gentile , J., & Gillig , P. (2012). Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability : A Practical Manual. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.
