Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-04-2017-0013
Pages131-132
Date02 May 2017
Published date02 May 2017
AuthorShoumitro Deb
Subject MatterHealth & social care,Learning & intellectual disabilities
Edited by Colin Hemmings and Nick Bouras
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge
3rd ed
2016
298pp (Paperback).
ISBN 978-1-107-64594-3
Review DOI
10.1108/AMHID-04-2017-0013
When I was an SHO in generaladult psychiatry
and did not have exposure to people with
intellectual disabilities (ID), I asked an expert in
the field of psychiatry of ID in a conference,
How do you diagnose psychiatric disorder in
apersonwithID? Three decades later after
working with peoplewith ID and their families, I
am still looking for an answer to this question.
Perhaps, I amasking the wrong question! As a
Medic, I feel comfortable to put things into
boxes, which sometimes helps me to justify
using certain medication. But is this the right
approach?Or should we look for an alternative
approach to formulation to deal with issues in
people with ID, which should lead to better
management and subsequently help to
improve quality of life of people with ID and
their carers? These dilemmas and debates
have been reflectedin the book edited by Colin
Hemmings and Nick Bouras. Dilemmas and
debates are healthy they lead to truth.
Therefore, this text is much welcome. This is
the third instalment of this prestigious textbook
which stood the test of time.
The book starts with an excellent brief on the
history of the subject written by Nick Bouras,
which sets the scene for the rest of the text
nicely. The chapter reflects Nicks wide
experience and depth of wisdom. The book is
nicely wrapped up by a personal reflection on
the chapters of the book by Colin Hemmings.
His reflection is at times controversial but
always thought provoking and interesting to
read. This proves the point that I have made
earlier debates and dilemmas are good
they lead to truth!
The book is conveniently presented in five
distinct sections in order to cover every
aspect of the topic. Section 1 is called
Foundations, which sets the scene for the
rest of the book. This section includes apart
from Nick Bourass contribution on historical
and international perspectiveas discussed
before, chapters on classification and
diagnosis by Marco O. Bertelli, Luis Salvador-
Carulla and James Harris, the epidemiology of
psychiatric disorders in adults with ID by
Jason Buckles and assessment instruments
and rating scales by Heidi Hermans.
Section 2 covers various aspects of mental
disorders in the context of ID with an
emphasis on adults. This section includes
chapters on dementias by Jennifer Torr,
schizophrenia spectrum disorders by Rory
Sheehan, Lucy Fodor-Wynne and Angela
Hassiotis, mood disorders by Anna M.
Palucka, Pushpal Desarkar and Yona Lunsky,
anxiety disorders by Jane McCarthy and
Eddie Chaplin, stress, traumatic and
bereavement reactions by Philip Dodd and
Fionnuala Kelly, personality disorders by late
William R. Lindsay and Regi Alexander,
mental illness with ID and autism spectrum
disorders by Trine L. Bakken, Sissel B.
Helvershou, Siv Helene Høidal and Herald
Martinsen and attention deficit/hyperactivity
disorder by Elizabeth Evans and Julian Trollor.
Section 3 covers various aspects of
interventions including chapters on
psychopharmacology by Stephen Ruedrich,
psychodynamic psychotherapy by Nigel
Beail, cognitive-behavioural therapy by
Dave Dagnan and behavioural approaches
by Betsy A. Benson.
Section 4 covers special topics such as
chapters on psychopathology of children with
ID by Bruce Tonge, behavioural phenotypes/
genetic syndromes by Robert M. Hodapp,
Nathan A. Dankner and Elisabeth M. Dykens,
offending behaviour by John L. Taylor and
late William R. Lindsay, problem behaviours
and interface with psychiatric disorders by
Sally-Ann Cooper, the interface between
medical and psychiatric disorders by
Jessica A. Hellings and Seema Jain and
epilepsy by Frank M.C. Besag.
Section 5 covers important issues relating to
services in which chapters are written on
specialised and mainstream mental health
services by Johanna Lake, Carly McMorris
and Yona Lunsky, service usersand carers
Psychiatric and
Behavioral Disorders
in Intellectual and
Developmental
Disabilities
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