Intellectual disability and mental health: an overview^†

† Editors

Dr Regi Alexander, Research Lead Consultant, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Honorary Senior lecturer, University of Leicester

Professor Sabyasachi Bhaumik OBE, University of Leicester & Consultant Psychiatrist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

All Contributors

Regi Alexander, Tom Berney, Sabyasachi Bhaumik, Harm Boer, Karen Bretherton, Joao Castaldelli-Maia, Sherva Cooray, John Devapriam, Satheesh Gangadharan, Shweta Gangavati, Sayeed Khan, Reza Kiani, Kenneth Ross Javate, Jane McCarthy, Dasari Michael, Roger Ng, Edgard Tolentino, Ashok Roy,Julio Torales, , Antonio Ventriglio

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Professor Sabyasachi Bhaumik (Chair)

Dr Dasari Mohan Michael (Vice-Chair), Dr Jane McCarthy, Dr Harm Boer, Dr Regi Alexander, Dr John Devapriam, Dr Sherva Cooray, Dr Satheesh Kumar, Dr Ashok Roy, Dr Karen Bretherton, Dr Ian Hall, Dr Jean O’Hara, Dr Mo Eyeoybio, Dr Pru-Allington Smith, Dr Mohamed El-Tahir, Dr Muideen Bakare and Professor Kerim Munir

ABSTRACT

Characterised by impairment of global mental activities, intellectual disability as a term has replaced learning disability. Although in many countries terms such as mental handicap and mental retardation are still being used, the term intellectual disability is to be preferred. Intellectual disability has different significance across cultures and has three levels of severity: mild, moderate and severe. The causes of intellectual disability are divided into pre-natal, peri-natal and post-natal. Assessment and management of intellectual disability need broad multi-factorial approach. Rates of physical co-morbidity are very high and need careful evaluation.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Oxford University Press for allowing us to reproduce here significant parts of the chapter ‘Management of intellectual disability’ written by us for their publication Psychiatry in Practice, Education, Experience and Expertise (pp. 359–376).

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† Editors

Dr Regi Alexander, Research Lead Consultant, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Honorary Senior lecturer, University of Leicester

Professor Sabyasachi Bhaumik OBE, University of Leicester & Consultant Psychiatrist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

All Contributors

Regi Alexander, Tom Berney, Sabyasachi Bhaumik, Harm Boer, Karen Bretherton, Joao Castaldelli-Maia, Sherva Cooray, John Devapriam, Satheesh Gangadharan, Shweta Gangavati, Sayeed Khan, Reza Kiani, Kenneth Ross Javate, Jane McCarthy, Dasari Michael, Roger Ng, Edgard Tolentino, Ashok Roy,Julio Torales, , Antonio Ventriglio

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Professor Sabyasachi Bhaumik (Chair)

Dr Dasari Mohan Michael (Vice-Chair), Dr Jane McCarthy, Dr Harm Boer, Dr Regi Alexander, Dr John Devapriam, Dr Sherva Cooray, Dr Satheesh Kumar, Dr Ashok Roy, Dr Karen Bretherton, Dr Ian Hall, Dr Jean O’Hara, Dr Mo Eyeoybio, Dr Pru-Allington Smith, Dr Mohamed El-Tahir, Dr Muideen Bakare and Professor Kerim Munir