Editors:
- Covers assessment, treatment, and management of patients with intellectual disability
- Designed for students, trainees, and early career physicians, and mental healthcare providers who are unfamiliar with the intricacies of working with these patients and their families
- Written by experts in the field
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Written by experts in the field, this text covers the psychiatric and medical assessment of DD patients, neurologic conditions, interviewing techniques, medications, and other topics that DD patients may present with. The book also covers a myriad of other issues surrounding DD patients that physicians often struggle with, including DD patients at the interface of the legal system, human rights concerns, tips for working with families and caregivers, and general ethical considerations. The text is specifically designed for physicians who may need quick access to information in either print or digital form. Each chapter opens with case vignettes to easily demonstrate each 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 diagnostic criteria that is most vital to care, making this an excellentresource in both the classroom and in a treatment setting.
This book offers a pathway to accurate diagnosis and treatment, leaving psychiatrists and trainees better prepared to offer the full range of mental health treatment for their dual diagnosis patients.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton, USA
Julie P. Gentile, Allison E. Cowan
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San Antonio Military Medical Center, Houston, USA
David W. Dixon
About the editors
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
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Guide to Intellectual Disabilities
Book Subtitle: A Clinical Handbook
Editors: Julie P. Gentile, Allison E. Cowan, David W. Dixon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04456-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04455-8Published: 21 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04456-5Published: 07 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 254
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychiatry, Psychology, general, Pediatrics, General Practice / Family Medicine, Neurology