Colin Hemmings – författare

This updated fourth edition brings together the latest knowledge and evidence base across the wide range of psychiatric and behavioural disorders presenting in people with an intellectual disability. Featuring chapters contributed by international experts, researchers, and academics from a broad range of disciplines, the book reflects current knowledge and best practice in the field, with a particular focus on contemporary approaches to clinical assessment and treatment. This edition introduces new and expanded coverage of key advances in psychiatry, including neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, developments in neuroscience, genetics, and biomarkers, and a strengthened emphasis on service user and family involvement and co-production to inform service delivery. An essential hands-on reference book for psychiatrists and the wider group of professionals working across mental health and intellectual disability services. Also, an excellent resource for graduates, doctoral students, researchers and academics studying the range of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Fully revised, this new edition reviews the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information on the mental health and behavioral problems of people with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities, also previously known as mental retardation. Providing the latest evidence base from the literature and embracing clinical experience, it covers the essential facts and concepts relating to coexisting medical and psychiatric disorders, with new and updated chapters on mental health and epilepsy, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, personality disorders, and mental health problems in people with autism and related disorders. The disorder-based chapters are complemented by chapters on carer and family perspectives, possible future developments and contributions highlighting the principles of assessment, management and services from global and historical perspectives. This is essential hands-on practical advice for psychiatrists, psychologists and all other mental health professionals including nurses, therapists, social workers, managers, service providers and commissioners.

Fully revised, this new edition reviews the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information on the mental health and behavioral problems of people with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities, also previously known as mental retardation. Providing the latest evidence base from the literature and embracing clinical experience, it covers the essential facts and concepts relating to coexisting medical and psychiatric disorders, with new and updated chapters on mental health and epilepsy, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, personality disorders, and mental health problems in people with autism and related disorders. The disorder-based chapters are complemented by chapters on carer and family perspectives, possible future developments and contributions highlighting the principles of assessment, management and services from global and historical perspectives. This is essential hands-on practical advice for psychiatrists, psychologists and all other mental health professionals including nurses, therapists, social workers, managers, service providers and commissioners.