1st Edition
Care of the Adult with Intellectual Disability in Primary Care
By Peter Lindsay
Copyright 2011
288 Pages
by
CRC Press
288 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Care of adults with intellectual disability in the UK has relocated from long-stay hospitals to small community homes and family placements. This has led to GPs' increasing responsibility for the care of a group with particularly high rates of morbidity and mortality. This key book is the first in the UK to describe and advise on the medical care of adults with intellectual disability in primary... Read more
Overview of intellectual disability care. Definitions, epidemiology and health issues. Care and the Carers and Families. Common presentations. How to communicate with your patient. Methods of communication. Assessment of intellectual disability. Routine care. The adolescent with intellectual disability. Adult health care. Aged care. Preventive health care and health promotion. Annual Health Checks. Challenging behavior. Medication and challenging behavior. Assessment of psychiatric disorders. Management of psychiatric disorders. Epilepsy. Nutritional disorders. Dysphagia. Oral health. Sexuality. Women’s health. Men’s health. Legal issues — The Mental Capacity Act. Specific disorders associated with intellectual disability. Down syndrome. Cerebral palsy. Autism spectrum conditions. Fragile X syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome. Tuberous sclerosis. Rett syndrome. Williams syndrome. Angelman syndrome. Noonan syndrome. Neurofibromatosis type 1. Fetal alcohol syndrome. Appendices. Support Groups and Associations for specific syndromes. Useful websites. Glossary.
Biography
Peter Lindsay GP, The Thakur Practice, Leeds and RCGP Curriculum Guardian for Intellectual Disability
