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  • Chapter 1 - Intellectual Disability

  • Edited by David M. L. Branford, Independent Pharmacy Consultant, Satheesh K. Gangadharan, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Mary Barrett, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Regi T. Alexander, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Book:
    The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
    Published online:
    07 November 2024
    Print publication:
    21 November 2024, pp 1-12

  • Summary

    An introduction and overview of intellectual disability. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) diagnostic criteria for intellectual disability (DSM-5 criteria) are covered: Deficits in general mental abilities; Impairment in adaptive functioning for individual’s age and sociocultural background which may include communication, social skills, person independence, and school or work functioning; All symptoms must have an onset during the developmental period; The condition may be subcategorised according to severity based on adaptive functioning as mild, moderate, or severe. The chapter also covers the role and evidence base for medication and key issues when prescribing for people with intellectual disability.