Intellectual Disability Psychiatry: A Practical Handbook

Foreword

Tony Holland

1 Introduction

Angela Hassiotis, Diana Andrea Barron and Ian Hall

2 Effective Communication

Diana Andrea Barron and Emma Winn

3 Clinical Assessment

Neill Simpson

4 Assessing Mental Capacity and Making Best Interest Decisions

Ian Hall and Afia Ali

5 Common Mental Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD)

Elspeth Bradley, Rebecca Goody, Shirley McMillan and Andrew Levitas

6 Psychotic Illness

Angela Hassiotis and Amanda Sinai

7 Mental Health Aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Peter Carpenter

8 Substance Misuse

Helen Miller and Emma Whicher

9 Challenging Behaviour

David Smith and William Howie

10 Interaction between Mental and Physical Health

Michael Kerr and Basil Cardoza

11 Mental Health of Older People

Andre Strydom and Jennifer Torr

12 Management of Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities

Evan Yacoub and Ian Hall

13 Mental Health Crises

Deirdre O’Brady

14 Pharmacological Interventions

Shoumitro Deb

15 Psychological Interventions

Katrina Scior

16 Community Care

Philip Dodd and Patricia Noonan Walsh

Appendix A Critique of the ICD 10 and DSM IV based

Classification of Mental Disorders in Intellectual

Disability

Anna Cooper and Angela Hassiotis

Appendix B A to Z of Disciplines That May Contribute to the Multi- and Interdisciplinary Work as Applied to Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Elspeth Bradley, Rebecca Goody and Shirley McMillan

Index