Guide to Intellectual Disabilities A Clinical Handbook /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gentile, Julie P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Cowan, Allison E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dixon, David W. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Psychiatry.; Psychology.; Pediatrics.; General practice (Medicine).; Neurology .; Psychology, general.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Neurology.

This book serves as a reader-friendly training and reference resource for medical professionals working with dual diagnosis (DD) patients. Written by experts in the field, the text covers the unique psychiatric and medical assessment topics as well as neurologic conditions, best interviewing techniq...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Psychiatric Assessment
• Medical Assessment
• Neurologic Conditions in Individuals with Intellectual Disability
• Traumatic Brain Injuries and Co-occurring Mental Illness
• Interviewing Techniques
• Mood Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders
• Aggression
• Psychotropic Medications in Individuals with Intellectual Disability
• Psychotherapy
• Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Preparation for and during Transitions in Life Stages
• LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL DISABILTIES
• Syndromes of Intellectual Disability
• Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
• Personality Disorders.