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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