Intellectual Disability Psychiatry (eBook)

Dr Angela Hassiotis is senior lecturer at the Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London. She is also an elected member of the Faculty of Learning Disability Psychiatry Executive, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, and co-chair of the Special Interest Research Group Challenging Behaviour/Mental Health, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) Dr Diana Andrea Barron is clinical research fellow at UCL,Department of Mental Health Sciences. Dr Ian Hall is honorary senior lecturer, UCL Dept of Mental Health Sciences, and also works for the Community Learning Disability Service of the East London NHS Foundation Trust. .

Intellectual Disability Psychiatry 3
Contents 7
List of Contributors 9
Foreword 13
1 Introduction 15
2 Effective Communication 17
3 Clinical Assessment 35
4 Assessing Mental Capacity and Making Best Interest Decisions 51
5 Common Mental Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD) 65
6 Psychotic Illness 81
7 Mental Health Aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders 99
8 Substance Misuse 115
9 Challenging Behaviour 129
10 Interaction between Mental and Physical Health 147
11 Mental Health of Older People 163
12 Management of Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 183
13 Mental Health Crises 199
14 Pharmacological Interventions 217
15 Psychological Interventions 237
16 Community Care 251
Appendix A Critique of the ICD 10 and DSM IV based Classification of Mental Disorders in Intellectual Disability 267
Appendix B A to Z of Disciplines That May Contribute to the Multi- and Interdisciplinary Work as Applied to Mood and Anxiety Disorders 271
Index 279

"This book is not, and does not, claim to be a scholarly
treatise, but it will be useful to many service providers
interested in improving their clinical skills in the area of
ID." (Journal of Policy and Practice in
Intellectual Disabilities, 1 December 2012)
"I enjoyed reading this book. The book is a useful guide for all
professionals working with people with ID, and is likely to be
particularly valuable for psychiatric trainees attempting to pass
examinations such as the membership examination of the Royal
College of Psychiatrists." (Journal of Intellectual Disability
Research, 2010)