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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139544703321

Titolo

Intellectual disability psychiatry [[electronic resource] ] : a practical handbook / / editors, Angela Hassiotis, Diana Andrea Barron, Ian Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

1-282-31695-8

9786612316951

0-470-68296-5

0-470-68295-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HassiotisAngela

BarronDiana Andrea

HallIan P

Disciplina

616.8588

616.89

Soggetti

People with mental disabilities - Mental health

People with disabilities - Mental health

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intellectual Disability Psychiatry; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Effective Communication; 3 Clinical Assessment; 4 Assessing Mental Capacity and Making Best Interest Decisions; 5 Common Mental Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD); 6 Psychotic Illness; 7 Mental Health Aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders; 8 Substance Misuse; 9 Challenging Behaviour; 10 Interaction between Mental and Physical Health; 11 Mental Health of Older People; 12 Management of Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities; 13 Mental Health Crises; 14 Pharmacological Interventions

15 Psychological Interventions16 Community Care; Appendix A Critique of the ICD 10 and DSM IV based Classification of Mental Disorders in Intellectual Disability; Appendix B A to Z of Disciplines That May Contribute to the Multi- and Interdisciplinary Work as Applied to Mood and Anxiety Disorders; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Intellectual Disability Psychiatry is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the management of mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities.  A clear and user-friendly handbook, it will help busy healthcare professionals develop their understanding of the mental health problems of service users with intellectual disabilities.  Most importantly, it will help them make an accurate diagnostic assessment and develop and implement an holistic, person-centred, evidence-based management plan. Topics covered include the classification of mental disorders in intellec