Intellectual Disability Psychiatry

Beschreibung

Intellectual Disability Psychiatry is a comprehensiveand accessible guide to the management of mental health problems inpeople with intellectual disabilities. A clear anduser-friendly handbook, it will help busy healthcare professionalsdevelop their understanding of the mental health problems ofservice users with intellectual disabilities. Mostimportantly, it will help them make an accurate diagnosticassessment and develop and implement an holistic, person-centred,evidence-based management plan. Topics covered include the classification of mental disorders inintellectual disability, the clinical assessment of specificdisorders, psychological, psychopharmacological and socialinterventions, and the practical, legal, and social aspects ofsupporting service users with intellectual disability who havemental health problems.

Autor*in

Angela Hassiotis

Themen in »Intellectual Disability Psychiatry«

Geistige Behinderungen Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen Health & Social Care Intellectual Disability Learning Disability Lernstörungen Medical Science Medizin Psychiatrie Psychiatry Psychologie Psychology

Stimmen zu »Intellectual Disability Psychiatry«

"This book is not, and does not, claim to be a scholarlytreatise, but it will be useful to many service providersinterested in improving their clinical skills in the area ofID." (Journal of Policy and Practice inIntellectual Disabilities, 1 December 2012)"I enjoyed reading this book. The book is a useful guide for allprofessionals working with people with ID, and is likely to beparticularly valuable for psychiatric trainees attempting to passexaminations such as the membership examination of the RoyalCollege of Psychiatrists." (Journal of Intellectual DisabilityResearch, 2010)
()

Details

Link teilen