Psychische Störungen und Verhaltensauffälligkeiten bei Menschen mit intellektueller Beeinträchtigung

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the emergence, diagnosis, and multimodal treatment of mental disorders and behavioral issues in children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach is based on a concept of emotional and personality development, which integrates psychological, psychiatric, as well as special education and biological insights. Specific disorders and syndromes, such as aggressive behavior and impulse control disorders, affective disorders, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, attention and personality disorders, as well as disorders in older adults, are discussed in detail regarding their particularities in individuals with intellectual disabilities. Another section addresses mental disorders that are related to.