Management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability: A case series
People with intellectual disability (ID) have a greater frequency of psychiatric illnesses, ranging from 10% to 80%, as compared to the general population. It has been proven that mood stabilizers are beneficial in the management of behavior issues in people with ID. Here, we report a series of five...
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| author | Pratishtha Singh V Pooja Aslam Khan Archana Javadekar Daniel Saldanha |
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| description | People with intellectual disability (ID) have a greater frequency of psychiatric illnesses, ranging from 10% to 80%, as compared to the general population. It has been proven that mood stabilizers are beneficial in the management of behavior issues in people with ID. Here, we report a series of five cases with mild and moderate ID with behavioral disturbances including mood and psychotic symptoms managed successfully with sodium valproate as the part of the treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0f2f4753eab406ab4a7f358e2f1c2642022-12-21T23:12:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndustrial Psychiatry Journal0972-67480976-27952021-01-0130325525710.4103/0972-6748.328823Management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability: A case seriesPratishtha SinghV PoojaAslam KhanArchana JavadekarDaniel SaldanhaPeople with intellectual disability (ID) have a greater frequency of psychiatric illnesses, ranging from 10% to 80%, as compared to the general population. It has been proven that mood stabilizers are beneficial in the management of behavior issues in people with ID. Here, we report a series of five cases with mild and moderate ID with behavioral disturbances including mood and psychotic symptoms managed successfully with sodium valproate as the part of the treatment.http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=255;epage=257;aulast=Singhbehavioral disturbancesintellectual disabilitysodium valproate |
| spellingShingle | Pratishtha Singh V Pooja Aslam Khan Archana Javadekar Daniel Saldanha Management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability: A case series Industrial Psychiatry Journal behavioral disturbances intellectual disability sodium valproate |
| title | Management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability: A case series |
| title_full | Management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability: A case series |
| title_fullStr | Management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability: A case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability: A case series |
| title_short | Management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability: A case series |
| title_sort | management of psychotic and mood disorders in intellectual disability a case series |
| topic | behavioral disturbances intellectual disability sodium valproate |
| url | http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=255;epage=257;aulast=Singh |
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