Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability: A Practical Manual by Julie P. Gentile and Paulette Marie Gillig
English | ISBN: 1119993814 | 2012 | 392 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB
Patients with intellectual disability (ID) can benefit from the full range of mental health services. To ensure that psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment interventions are relevant and effective; individuals with ID should be evaluated and treated within the context of their developmental framework. Behavior should be viewed as a form of communication.