IDD-MH Prescriber Guidelines

IDD-MH Prescriber Guidelines

Funded by the WITH Foundation

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Integrated Mental Health Treatment Guidelines
for Prescribers in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The first edition of Integrated Mental Health Treatment Guidelines for Prescribers in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities was made possible with funding from the WITH Foundation. Content developed as part of this project is provided at no-cost. Thank you to all of our project contributors, focus group respondents and participants.

Following review and use of the IDD-MH Prescriber Guidelines, please share your feedback with us by completing this survey. The feedback you provide will be reviewed by editors for consideration for future editions of these guidelines. 

Use the grey panel on the left  to navigate through each section of the IDD-MH Prescriber Guidelines on our website. The guidelines are also available as a PDF booklet, available for download below. There is also an option to download individual sections of the guidlines at the top of each section on our website.

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These guidelines were developed by the National Center for START Services at the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disabilities with funding from the WITH Foundation.
PI, Joan B. Beasley, PhD

© 2023 National Center for START Services University of New Hampshire Institute on Disabilities


Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Training Curriculum for Healthcare Providers

This curriculum is designed to complement the Integrated Mental Health Treatment Guidelines for Prescribers in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (also known as the IDD-MH Prescriber Guidelines). Funded by the WITH Foundation, this study will evaluate these educational sessions. We will measure the impact on participant’s awareness, knowledge, and self-efficacy, in the treatment of patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health needs (IDD-MH).

To request this curriculum, please complete this form:

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Senior Editors

Barnhill, L. Jarrett, MD, DFAPA, FAACAP, Professor and Founding Director, Program on Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry, UNC School of Medicine; Co-Editor, Diagnostic Manual- Intellectual Disability

Beasley, Joan B., PhD, Research Professor, University of New Hampshire College of Health and Human Services

Caoili, Andrea, LCSW, Director of Research & Quality Assurance, National Center for START Services, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability

Hecker, Melanie, MPA, Self Advocate, Research and Training Assistant, National Center for START Services, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability

Klick, Susan, Family Member

Contributing Editors

Charlot, Lauren, PhD, LICSW, Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Brody School of Medicine, Eastern Carolina University; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UMass Medical School; Clinical Consultant, NY START Region 4 Triborough (YAI); Clinical Reviewer, US Department of Justice

Diane Jacobstein, PhD, Clinical Psychologist/ Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

Rubin, I. Leslie, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Director, Break the Cycle Program, Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, Emory University; President and Founder, Break the Cycle of Health Disparities, Inc.; Medical Director, The Rubin Center for Autism and Developmental Pediatrics

Contributing Authors

Baker, Daniel, PhD, NADD-CC, Jenson Internal Reviewer and Positive Support Compliance Specialist, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Baldor, Robert, MD, FAAFP, Professor of Family Medicine and Founding Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate; 

Benson, Alyce M., MSW, Project Facilitator, National Center for START Services, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability

Blanco, Roberto, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Co-Director, Program on Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry, UNC School of Medicine; Medical Director, NC START Central

 

Grosso, Elizabeth, MSW, Director of Training and Professional Development, National Center for START Services, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability

 

Harvey, Karyn, PhD, Director of Training and Program Development, The Park Avenue Group, LLC

Hinton, Jill, PhD, Clinical Director, National Center for START Services, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability

McLaren, Jennifer, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine; Co-Director, Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry Clinic at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; Medical Director, New Hampshire Bureau of Developmental Services, Chief Medical Advisor, National Center for START Services, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability

Stratigos, Katharine, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry; Medical Director, NY START Region 4 Triborough

Tomasulo, Dan, PhD, MFA, MAPP, Academic Director, Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMB) MA Degree Program, Core Faculty Dept of Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University; Assistant Instructor, University of Pennsylvania Master of Applied Positive Psychology; Director, NYC Certification in Positive Psychology, Open Center

Weigle, Karen L., PhD, Associate Director, National Center for START Services, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability

Yielding, Jeni, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, Consultant