Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Reviews the latest evidence on the psychiatric disorders and behavioral problems of those with coexisting intellectual and developmental disorders.

Colin Hemmings (Edited by), Nick Bouras (Edited by)

9781107645943, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 March 2016

310 pages, 2 b/w illus. 1 table
23.4 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.48 kg

'I would recommend this book unreservedly: I've already ordered a copy for someone else. I work with young people with ID within generic CAMHS services and consider myself reasonably well informed, but this book pulled everything together. It taught me a lot more about the properties and usefulness of varying rating scales, made me think about services (and think again about transition and why it can be so difficult) and helped me understand how different philosophies and perspectives can affect care. It also refreshed my memory and understanding of areas, which do not often fall within my remit, and engaged my interest even in topics I would not previously have thought relevant to me at all such as dementia in ID. I really enjoyed reading it (and have now done so, for a lot of it, twice; first time by interesting chapters, second front to back. I got different things out of it each time). I really appreciated the 'Reflections' chapter. This has been the best/most useful/most interesting workrelated book I have read for a while, certainly in terms of information for size!' British Medical Association Programme and Award Winners 2017

Fully revised, this new edition reviews the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information on the mental health and behavioral problems of people with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities, also previously known as mental retardation. Providing the latest evidence base from the literature and embracing clinical experience, it covers the essential facts and concepts relating to coexisting medical and psychiatric disorders, with new and updated chapters on mental health and epilepsy, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, personality disorders, and mental health problems in people with autism and related disorders. The disorder-based chapters are complemented by chapters on carer and family perspectives, possible future developments and contributions highlighting the principles of assessment, management and services from global and historical perspectives. This is essential hands-on practical advice for psychiatrists, psychologists and all other mental health professionals including nurses, therapists, social workers, managers, service providers and commissioners.

List of contributors
Preface
Part I. Foundations: 1. Historical and international perspectives of services Nick Bouras
2. Classification and diagnosis Marco Bertelli, Luis Salvador-Carulla and Jim Harris
3. The epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disabilities Jason Buckles
4. Assessment instruments and rating scales Heidi Hermans
Part II. Mental Disorders: 5. Dementias Jennifer Torr
6. Schizophrenia spectrum disorders Rory Sheehan, Lucy Fodor-Wynne and Angela Hassiotis
7. Mood disorders Anna Palucka, Pushpal Desarkar and Yona Lunsky
8. Anxiety disorders Jane McCarthy and Eddie Chaplin
9. Stress, traumatic and bereavement reactions Philip Dodd and Finoulla Kelly
10. Personality disorders William Lindsay and Regi Alexander
11. Mental illness with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders Trine Bakken, Sissel Helvershou, Siv Helene Høidal and Harald Martinsen
12. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Elizabeth Evans and Julian Trollor
Part III. Interventions: 13. Psychopharmacology Steven Ruedrich
14. Psychodynamic psychotherapy Nigel Beail
15. Cognitive behavioural therapy Dave Dagnan
16. Behavioural approaches Betsy Benson
Part IV. Special Topics: 17. Psychopathology of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) Bruce Tonge
18. Behavioural phenotypes/genetic syndromes Robert Hodapp, Nathan Dankner and Elizabeth Dykens
19. Offending behaviour John Taylor
20. Problem behaviours and the interface with psychiatric disorders Sally-Anne Cooper
21. The interface between medical and psychiatric disorders Jessica Hellings and Seema Jain
22. Epilepsy Frank Besag
Part V. Services: 23. Specialized and mainstream mental health services Johanna Lake, Carly McMorris and Yona Lunsky
24. Service users' and carers' experiences of mental health services Katrina Scior
25. Carer and family perspectives Gemma Unwin, John Rose and Shoumitro Deb
Part VI. Reflections: 26. Reflections Colin Hemmings
Index.

Subject Areas: Psychiatry [MMH], Mental health services [MBPK]