Journal article
Problem behaviours and psychotropic medication use in intellectual disability: a multinational cross‐sectional survey
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Problem behaviours (PBs) are a common cause for clinician contact in people with disorders of intellectual development and may be a common cause for the prescription of psychotropic medication. We aimed to use a large, multinational sample to define the prevalence of PBs, the associations with psychotropic medication use, and to assess for any potential 'diagnostic overshadowing' by the label of PBs in a population of people with …
Authors
Perry BI; Cooray SE; Mendis J; Purandare K; Wijeratne A; Manjubhashini S; Dasari M; Esan F; Gunaratna I; Naseem RA
Journal
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 140–149
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 2018
DOI
10.1111/jir.12471
ISSN
0964-2633