Intellectual disability psychiatry: a practical handbook
Hassiotis, A
Intellectual disability psychiatry: a practical handbook - UK Wiley-Blackwell 2009
This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the management of mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities. Contents include: effective communication; clinical assessment; assessing mental capacity and making best interest decisions; common mental disorders (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD); psychotic illness; mental health aspects of autism spectrum disorders; substance misuse; challenging behaviour; interaction between mental and physical health; mental health of older people; management of offenders with intellectual disabilities; mental health crises; pharmacological interventions; psychological interventions; community care. The appendices include a critique of the ICD 10 and DSM IV based classification of mental disorders in intellectual disability.
9780470742518
Disability Psychiatry
Intellectual disability psychiatry: a practical handbook - UK Wiley-Blackwell 2009
This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the management of mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities. Contents include: effective communication; clinical assessment; assessing mental capacity and making best interest decisions; common mental disorders (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD); psychotic illness; mental health aspects of autism spectrum disorders; substance misuse; challenging behaviour; interaction between mental and physical health; mental health of older people; management of offenders with intellectual disabilities; mental health crises; pharmacological interventions; psychological interventions; community care. The appendices include a critique of the ICD 10 and DSM IV based classification of mental disorders in intellectual disability.
9780470742518
Disability Psychiatry