Psychiatry of intellectual disability : a practical manual.

• Main Author: Gentile, Julie P.
• Other Authors: Gillig, Paulette Marie, 1949-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Subjects: People with mental disabilities > Mental health services.; People with mental disabilities > Care.; Mental Disorders > psychology.; Mental Disorders.; Mental Health Services.; Mentally Disabled Persons > psychology.; People with mental disabilities > Mental health.; People with mental disabilities.; MEDICAL > Mental Health.; MEDICAL > Psychiatry > General.; PSYCHOLOGY > Clinical Psychology.; PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.; PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > General.; Electronic books.

Patients with intellectual disability (ID) can benefit from the full range of mental health services. To ensure that psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment interventions are relevant and effective; individuals with ID should be evaluated and treated within the context of their developmental...