Table of Contents
List of Contributors vii
Foreword Tony Holland xi
1 Introduction Angela Hassiotis Diana Andrea Barron Ian Hall 1
2 Effective Communication Diana Andrea Barron Emma Winn 3
3 Clinical Assessment Neill Simpson 21
4 Assessing Mental Capacity and Making Best Interest Decisions Ian Hall Afia Ali 37
5 Common Mental Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD) Elspeth Bradley Rebecca Goody Shirley McMillan Andrew Levitas 51
6 Psychotic Illness Angela Hassiotis Amanda Sinai 67
7 Mental Health Aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders Peter Carpenter 85
8 Substance Misuse Helen Miller Emma Whicher 101
9 Challenging Behaviour David Smith William Howie 115
10 Interaction between Mental and Physical Health Michael Kerr Basil Cardoza 133
11 Mental Health of Older People Andre Strydom Jennifer Torr 149
12 Management of Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities Evan Yacoub Ian Hall 169
13 Mental Health Crises Deirdre O'Brady 185
14 Pharmacological Interventions Shoumitro Deb 203
15 Psychological Interventions Katrina Scior 223
16 Community Care Philip Dodd Patricia Noonan Walsh 237
Appendix A Critique of the ICD 10 and DSM IV based Classification of Mental Disorders in Intellectual Disability Anna Cooper Angela Hassiotis 253
Appendix B A to Z of Disciplines That May Contribute to the Multi- and Interdisciplinary Work as Applied to Mood and Anxiety Disorders Elspeth Bradley Rebecca Goody Shirley McMillan 257
Index 265
