Handbook of Psychopathology in Intellectual Disability Research, Practice, and Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tsakanikos, Elias (Editor), McCarthy, Jane (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Medicine.; Psychiatry.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Social work.; Clinical psychology.; Neuropsychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Social Work.; Rehabilitation Medicine.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

The complex intersecting of genetic, biological, and environmental factors can make intellectual impairments difficult for clinicians to assess and treat. When such comorbid conditions as substance abuse or bipolar disorder are part of the equation, so are increased risks for clinical uncertainties...