Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents With Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Publication Date: April 1, 2020

Treatment Statements

Statement 1: Psychosocial interventions can be considered to target comorbid psychiatric disorders or specific psychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents with ID/IDD. [OP]
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Statement 2: Psychotropic medications can be considered to target comorbid psychiatric disorders or specific psychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents with ID/IDD. [OP]
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Statement 3: Specialized treatment providers and settings can be considered in treatment-refractory cases. [OP]
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Overview

Title

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

Authoring Organization

Publication Month/Year

April 1, 2020

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adolescent, Child

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Long term care

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant, psychologist

Scope

Assessment and screening, Treatment

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D000296 - Adolescent Psychiatry, D008607 - Intellectual Disability

Keywords

intellectual disability, Child psychiatry, Psychiatric disorders, practice parameter

Source Citation

Siegel M, McGuire K, Veenstra-VanderWeele J, Stratigos K, King B; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Committee on Quality Issues (CQI); Bellonci C, Hayek M, Keable H, Rockhill C, Bukstein OG, Walter HJ. 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. PMID: 33928910.

Methodology

Number of Source Documents
96
Literature Search Start Date
January 1, 1999
Literature Search End Date
January 21, 2019