Psychiatry of intellectual disability : a practical manual.

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gentile, Julie P.
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gillig, Paulette Marie, 1949-
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Θέματα: 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.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (394 pages)
• ISBN: 9781119968597; 1119968593; 9781119945925; 1119945925
• DOI: 10.1002/9781119945925

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 framework. Behavior should be viewed as a form of communication. Individuals with ID often present with behavioral symptoms complicated by limited expressive language skills and undiagnosed medical conditions. Many training programs do not include focused study of individuals with ID, despite the fa.