Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability: A PRACTICAL MANUAL; Contents; Dedications; Editor biographies; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Foreword; 1 Overview; 2 Psychiatric Assessment; 3 Medical Assessment; 4 Neurologic Conditions; 5 Traumatic Brain Injuries and Co-occurring Mental Illness; 6 Interviewing Techniques; 7 Mood Disorders; 8 Anxiety Disorders; 9 Psychotic Disorders; 10 Personality Disorders; 11 Aggression; 12 Psychotropic Medications; 13 Psychotherapy; 14 Behavioral Assessment and Interventions; 15 Legal Issues for Treatment Providers and Evaluators
16 Syndromes of Intellectual Disability; Index
Summary
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 fa
