Book contents
- The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
- Reviews
- The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 2 Prescribing Practice
- Chapter 3 Physical Health Monitoring
- Chapter 4 Mental Health Conditions in People with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 5 Trauma in People with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 6 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 7 Depression
- Chapter 8 Bipolar Disorders
- Chapter 9 Schizophrenia
- Chapter 10 Aggression and Self-Injurious Behaviour
- Chapter 11 Personality Disorders
- Chapter 12 Sexual Offences and Paraphilias
- Chapter 13 Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 14 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 15 Autism
- Chapter 16 Sleep Disorders
- Chapter 17 Epilepsy
- Chapter 18 Dementia
- Chapter 19 Eating and Drinking Difficulties
- Chapter 20 Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 21 Prescribing for Health Issues in Women with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 22 Older People
- Index
- References
Chapter 19 - Eating and Drinking Difficulties
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2024
- The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
- Reviews
- The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 2 Prescribing Practice
- Chapter 3 Physical Health Monitoring
- Chapter 4 Mental Health Conditions in People with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 5 Trauma in People with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 6 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 7 Depression
- Chapter 8 Bipolar Disorders
- Chapter 9 Schizophrenia
- Chapter 10 Aggression and Self-Injurious Behaviour
- Chapter 11 Personality Disorders
- Chapter 12 Sexual Offences and Paraphilias
- Chapter 13 Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 14 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 15 Autism
- Chapter 16 Sleep Disorders
- Chapter 17 Epilepsy
- Chapter 18 Dementia
- Chapter 19 Eating and Drinking Difficulties
- Chapter 20 Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 21 Prescribing for Health Issues in Women with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 22 Older People
- Index
- References
Summary
Eating and drinking difficulties are highly prevalent in the intellectual disability population and include all aspects of the eating and drinking process. This can include stable positioning and pacing the meal all the way through to safe swallowing. Dysphagia is a subset of wider eating and drinking difficulties, often seen in the intellectual disability population. Dysphagia presents as a difficulty chewing and swallowing. It is often the underlying cause of malnutrition, dehydration, weight loss, choking, and aspiration pneumonia, with risks to mental health, social isolation, dignity, and enjoyment. A deterioration in eating and drinking skills is often a symptom of a broader physical and mental health diagnosis. People with eating and drinking difficulties can also experience a cyclical decline in health and an increased risk of malnutrition and dehydration. In addition to eating and drinking difficulties this chapter covers surgical intervention requiring insertion of a gastric tube, the impact of medication on feeding, and strategies to manage eating and drinking difficulties.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024