Guide to Intellectual Disabilities: A Clinical Handbook

ISBN-13: 9783030044558 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 254 str.

Julie P. Gentile; Allison E. Cowan; David W. Dixon

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction - Julie P. Gentile

Chapter 2: Psychiatric Assessment - Douglas Armour; Allison Cowan

Chapter 3: Medical Assessment - Julie P. Gentile; Emily Bien

Chapter 4: Neurologic Conditions in Individuals with Intellectual Disability - Nita Bhatt; Jeff Guina

Chapter 5: Traumatic Brain Injuries and Co-occurring Mental Illness - Emily Bien; Julie P. Gentile

Chapter 6: Interviewing Techniques - Nita Bhatt

Chapter 7: Mood Disorders - David Dixon

Chapter 8: Anxiety Disorders - David Dixon

Chapter 9: Psychotic Disorders - Allison Cowan

Chapter 10: Aggression - Kari Harper

Chapter 11: Psychotropic Medications in Individuals with Intellectual Disability - David Dixon

Chapter 12: Psychotherapy - Julie P. Gentile; Allison E. Cowan

Chapter 13: Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Preparation for and during Transitions in Life Stages - Ronne Proch; Benjamin Bates

Chapter 14: LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL DISABILTIES - Jeff Guina

Chapter 15: Syndromes of Intellectual Disability - Allison E. Cowan

Chapter 16: Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders - David Dixon

Chapter 17: Personality Disorders - Allison E. Cowan

O autorze

Julie P. Gentile MD
Professor and Chair
Wright State University 
Department of Psychiatry
627 Edwin C. Moses Blvd
E. Medical Plaza
Dayton OH 45417  

Allison E. Cowan MD
Assistant Professor 
Wright State University 
Department of Psychiatry
627 Edwin C. Moses Blvd
E. Medical Plaza
Dayton OH 45417 

David W. Dixon DO
Capt, United States Air Force
Staff Psychiatrist 
San Antonio Military Medical Center

Blurb

This book serves as a reader-friendly training and reference resource for medical professionals working with dual diagnosis (DD) patients.  Written by experts in the field, the text covers the unique psychiatric and medical assessment topics as well as neurologic conditions, best interviewing techniques, medication guidelines, and other topics that may be challenging when working with a DD patient.  Each chapter opens with case vignettes to easily demonstrate a particular scenario and is followed up with concise, practical information.  All chapters include tables that summarize the clinical pearls as well as the DSM-5 and DM-ID-2 diagnostic criteria that is most vital to care.

Guide to Intellectual Disabilities is an excellent resource for all clinicians who will work with DD patients, including those in child and adult psychiatry, pediatrics, family physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and all others.