Seminars in the psychiatry of intellectual disability / edited by Mark Scheepers, Mike Kerr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epidemiology of intellectual disability / Christine Linehan -- Genetics of intellectual disability / Kate Wolfe, Andre Strydom and Nick Bass -- Behavioural phenotypes / Ruth Bevan and Gill Bell -- Communication in people with intellectual disability / Lauren Edwards -- Autism / Tom Berney and Peter Carpenter -- Epilepsy and intellectual disability / Mike Kerr and Lance Watkins -- Complex physical health issues in people with intellectual disability / Robyn A. Wallace and Mark Scheepers -- Mortality in people with intellectual disability / Pauline Heslop and Matthew Hoghton -- Children with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems / Pru Allington-Smith -- Adults with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric disorders / Sally-Ann Cooper -- Management of dementia in intellectual disability / Vee P. Prasher and Hassan Mahmood -- Forensic psychiatry and intellectual disability / Harm Boer and Liz Beber -- Psychotherapy in people with intellectual disabilities / Rajnish Attavar and Kuljit Bhogal -- Psychological treatment of common behavioural disorders / Audrey Espie and Andrew Jahoda -- Challenging behaviour and the use of pharmacological interventions / John Devapriam and Regi T. Alexander -- History of services for people with disorders of intellectual development / Peter Carpenter -- Inpatient care in intellectual disabilities / Kiran Purandare and Shaun Gravestock -- Legal provisions and restrictive practices / Kevin O'Shea -- Leadership and management / Paul Winterbottom -- Clinical research in intellectual disabilities : ethical and methodological challenges / Niall O'Kane, Sujata Soni and Angela Hassiotis -- Training in intellectual disability psychiatry / Bernice Knight and Joanna Kingston.