Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents With Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020 Apr;59(4):468-496. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.11.018. Epub 2019 Nov 29.

Abstract

Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) (ID/IDD) is both a psychiatric disorder and a risk factor for co-occurring psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. DSM-5 introduced important changes in the conceptualization and diagnosis of ID/IDD, and current research studies clarify assessment and treatment of co-occurring psychiatric disorders in this population. Optimal assessment and treatment of psychiatric illness in children and adolescents with ID/IDD includes modifications in diagnostic and treatment techniques, appreciation of variations in the clinical presentation of psychiatric disorders, an understanding of the spectrum of etiologies of behavioral disturbance, and knowledge of psychosocial and medical interventions.

Keywords: assessment; child psychiatry; intellectual disability; practice parameter; treatment.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability* / diagnosis
  • Intellectual Disability* / epidemiology
  • Intellectual Disability* / therapy
  • Mental Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Mental Disorders* / therapy
  • Risk Factors