Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability: A Practical Manual

Editor biographies ix

List of contributors xi

List of abbreviations xiii

Foreword xv

1 Overview 1
Allison E. Cowan, MD and Julie P. Gentile, MD

2 Psychiatric Assessment 14
Ann K. Morrison, MD and Paulette Marie Gillig, MD, PhD

3 Medical Assessment 26
Julie P. Gentile, MD and Michelle A. Monro, DO

4 Neurologic Conditions 51
Paulette Marie Gillig, MD, PhD and Richard Sanders, MD

5 Traumatic Brain Injuries and Co-occurring Mental Illness 75
Gretchen N. Foley, MD

6 Interviewing Techniques 90
Julie P. Gentile, MD and Paulette Marie Gillig, MD, PhD

7 Mood Disorders 125
Ann K. Morrison, MD and Christina Weston, MD

8 Anxiety Disorders 146
Kelly M. Blankenship, MD

9 Psychotic Disorders 161
Allison E. Cowan, MD

10 Personality Disorders 191
Julie P. Gentile, MD and Allison E. Cowan, MD

11 Aggression 210
Julie P. Gentile, MD and Paulette Marie Gillig, MD, PhD

12 Psychotropic Medications 250
Christopher T. Manetta, DO and Julie P. Gentile, MD

13 Psychotherapy 278
Carroll S. Jackson, LISW-S and Julie P. Gentile, MD

14 Behavioral Assessment and Interventions 309
Betsey A. Benson, PhD

15 Legal Issues for Treatment Providers and Evaluators 325
Jeannette Cox, JD

16 Syndromes of Intellectual Disability 338
Kelly M. Blankenship, MD and Christina Weston, MD

Index 366