Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

by Edited by Nick Bouras , Geraldine Holt

• ISBN13: 9780521608251
• ISBN10: 0521608252
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-12
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Entirely revised and updated, this new edition of a very well-received and successful book provides the essentials for all those involved in the fields of intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities and mental retardation, drawing both on clinical experience and the latest research findings. An international, multidisciplinary team of experts cover the available literature in full and bring together the most relevant and useful information on mental health and behavioural problems of people with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities and mental retardation. In addition, this book highlights the principles behind clinical practice for assessment, management and services. It offers hands-on, practical advice for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, managers and service providers.

Table of Contents

Part I. Assessment and Diagnosis: 1. Diagnosis of mental disorders in people with intellectual disabilities Peter Sturmey

2. Mental health assessment and monitoring tools for people with intellectual disabilities Caroline Mohr and Helen Costello

3. Interdisciplinary multi-modal assessment for mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities Jean O'Hara

4. The relationship between challenging behaviour and psychiatric disorders in people with severe intellectual disabilities Collin Hemmings

5. The interface between medical and psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disabilities Nick Lennox

Part II. Psychopathology and Special Topics: 6. The psychopathology of children with intellectual disabilities Bruce Tonge

7. Depression, anxiety and adjustment disorders in people with intellectual disabilities Chrissoula Stavrakaki and Yona Lunsky

8. Schizophrenia spectrum disorders in people with intellectual disabilities David Clarke

9. Personality disorder W. Lindsay

10. Dementia and mental ill health in older people with intellectual disabilities Sally-Anna Cooper and Anthony J. Holland

11. People with intellectual disabilities who are at risk of offending Glynis Murphy and Jonathan Mason

12. Behavioural phenotypes: growing understandings of psychiatric disorders in individuals with intellectual disabilities Robert Hodapp and Elizabeth Dykens

13. Mental health problems in people with autism and related disorders Celine Saulnier and Fred Volkmar

14. Self-injurious behaviour John Hillery and Philip Dodd

15. Mental health and epilepsy among adults with intellectual disabilities Sumitro Deb

16. Neuroimaging and intellectual disabilities Max Pickard and Dene Robertson

Part III. Treatment and Therapeutic Interventions: 17. Treatment methods for destructive and aggressive behaviour in people with severe developmental and intellectual disabilities R. Matthew Reese, Jessica Hellings and Stephen Schroeder

18. Behavioural approaches to treatment: principles and practices Betsy Benson, Susan Havercamp

19. The psychopharmacology in intellectual disabilities Bryan King

20. Psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities Dave Dagnan

21. Psychodynamic approaches to people with intellectual disabilities: individuals, groups/systems, and families Georgina Parkes and Sheila Hollins

Part IV. Policy and Service Systems: 22. Mental health and intellectual disabilities: the development of services Stuart Cumella

23. Clinical services for people with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric or severe behaviour disorders Philip Davidson and Jean O'Hara

24. Staff supporting people with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems Chris Hatton and Fiona Lobban

25. Professional training for those working with people with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems Helen Costello and Geraldine Holt, Nancy Caine, Elspeth Bradley, Jennifer Torr, Robert Davis, Niki Edwards and Nicholas Lennox.