Use of Medication for the Management of Behavior Problems among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Clinicians' Consensus Survey

Autor/inn/en	Unwin, Gemma Louise; Deb, Shoumitro
Titel	Use of Medication for the Management of Behavior Problems among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Clinicians' Consensus Survey
Quelle	In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, 113 (2008) 1, S.19-31 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-8017
DOI	10.1352/06-034.1
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Questionnaires; Drug Therapy; Adults; Surveys; Mental Retardation; Intervention; Psychiatry; Counselor Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Geistige Behinderung; Psychiatrie
Abstract	Current prescribing preferences among relevant experts regarding the use of psychotropic medication for the management of behavior problems in adults with intellectual disabilities in the absence of a diagnosed psychiatric illness was defined. We used a questionnaire design to synthesize the preferences of a large group, namely, clinical psychiatrists, thereby establishing a consensus. A total of 108 completed questionnaires were analyzed. A very strong preference for the use of nonmedication-based interventions was established. Of the medication options presented, atypical antipsychotics were most favored, with Risperidone the most preferred option from within this group. Citalopram was the most preferred antidepressant and Carbamazepine, the most preferred mood stabilizer/antiepileptic. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10