Clinical Topics in Disorders of Intellectual Development - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909726397 ISBN 13: 9781909726390

Publisher: RCPsych Publications, 2015

Synopsis

This comprehensive work addresses the care and treatment of adults and children who have disorders of intellectual development (also known as intellectual or learning disabilities). It focuses specifically on the interface between intellectual disabilities and genetics, ageing, epilepsy and forensic psychiatry. A whole section is devoted to the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Other topics include: comorbid mental health problems; behavioural problems; psychopharmacology; and service provision. There are references to the up-to-date evidence-based literature throughout the text which aims to inform clinical practice. Written by eminent clinicians and experts in their field, the majority of chapters were specially commissioned for this book, whilst a few have previously appeared in the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (now known as BJPsych Advances) and have now been fully updated.

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About the Author

Editor: Dr Marc Woodbury-Smith is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences and Pediatrics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Clinician-Scientist at the Centre for Applied Genomics in Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. He trained in the UK as a psychiatrist in intellectual disability, and works as a clinician with children and adults with autism spectrum disorder and other disorders of intellectual development.

Edition details

• Publisher: RCPsych Publications
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909726397
• ISBN 13: 9781909726390
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 326
• Editor: Woodbury-Smith Marc