The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability

List of contributors vii Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv 1 Intellectual Disability 1 David Branford and Sabyasachi Bhaumik 2 Prescribing Practice 11 David Branford and Sabyasachi Bhaumik 3 Physical and Health Monitoring 21 David Branford and Sabyasachi Bhaumik 4 Epilepsy 31 Reza Kiani 5 Dementia in People with Intellectual Disability 63 Satheesh Kumar Gangadharan and Amala Jesu 6 Eating and Drinking Difficulties 77 Jenny Worsfold, Nicky Calow and David Branford 7 Sleep Disorders 95 Reza Kiani 8 Women's Health Issues 107 Nyunt Nyunt Tin and Julia Middleton 9 Sexual Offending 117 John Devapriam, Pancho Ghatak, Sabyasachi Bhaumik, David Branford, Mary Barrett and Sayeed Khan 10 Autism Spectrum Disorders 125 Mary Barrett and Elspeth Bradley 11 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 135 Karen Bretherton 12 Aggressive Behaviour 147 David Branford and Sabyasachi Bhaumik 13 Self?]Injurious Behaviour 153 Asit Biswas and Sabyasachi Bhaumik 14 Anxiety Disorders 161 Avinash Hiremath, Sabyasachi Bhaumik and Khalid Nawab 15 Depression 169 Avinash Hiremath, Shweta Gangavati and Mary Barrett 16 Bipolar Affective Disorder 179 Desari Mohan Michael, David Branford and Mary Barrett 17 Schizophrenia 193 Avinash Hiremath, Amala Jesu and Saduf Riaz 18 Alcohol Use Disorders 203 Helen Miller 19 Personality Disorders 215 Regi Alexander and Sabyasachi Bhaumik 20 Discussion Case Studies with Suggested Answers 225 Appendix: Summary of Syndromes Mentioned in the Guidelines 241 Index 000