IDD-MH Prescriber Guidelines
Funded by the WITH Foundation
Acknowledgements
Contents
Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology
The Lived Experience Perspective
- Communicating with Patients with IDD and Their Family Members
- Considerations for Waiting Rooms
- Sensory Considerations for Medical Providers
- Cultural Competency and Prescribing
Psychiatric Assessment Considerations
Medical Assessment Considerations for Patients with IDD/MH
Best Practices in MH Diagnosis and Treatment
- Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Bipolar Disorders
- Grief and Loss
- Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Thank you to all who contributed to the development of Integrated Mental Health Treatment Guidelines for Prescribers in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and prescribers who served as volunteer reviewers.
Our primary aim is to provide accessible best practice resources with a focus on integrated health and positive medicine for prescribers of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health needs.
The IDD-MH Prescribing Guidelines were published by the Center for START Services at the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability/UCED with funding from the WITH Foundation. For more information about the Center for START Services, visit www.centerforstartservices.org/about-us.
Senior Editors
Joan B. Beasley, PhD, LMHC
Jarrett Barnhill, MD, DFAPA, FAACAP
Andrea Caoili, LCSW
Editors
Melanie Hecker, MPA, Self-Advocate
Susan Klick, Family Member
Leslie Rubin, MD
Laurie Charlot, PhD, LICSW
Diane Jacobstein, PhD