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Use of medication for the management of behavior problems among adults with intellectual disabilities: a clinicians' consensus surveyGemma Louise Unwin
University of Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Am J Ment Retard 113:19-31. 2008..Citalopram was the most preferred antidepressant and Carbamazepine, the most preferred mood stabilizer/antiepileptic...
The role of pharmacotherapy in the management of behaviour disorders in traumatic brain injury patientsShoumitro Deb
Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, UK
Brain Inj 18:1-31. 2004..Some drugs that are effective in some patients have been shown to be ineffective in others. Some drugs, particularly lithium and dopaminergic drugs could cause adverse effects and deterioration in some patients...
Patients' views on outcome following head injury: a qualitative studyPaul Graham Morris
Section of Clinical and Health Psychology, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, Scotland
BMC Fam Pract 6:30. 2005..Our study aimed to identify aspects of outcome considered important by survivors of traumatic head injury...
Dementia screening questionnaire for individuals with intellectual disabilitiesShoumitro Deb
Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Br J Psychiatry 190:440-4. 2007..Many adults with Down's syndrome develop Alzheimer's dementia relatively early in their lives, but accurate clinical diagnosis remains difficult...
Psychotropic medication for behaviour problems in people with intellectual disability: a review of the current literatureShoumitro Deb
University of Birmingham, Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, UK
Curr Opin Psychiatry 20:461-6. 2007..A high proportion of people with intellectual disability have behaviour problems and psychotropic medication is a commonly used management strategy for these behaviours, despite lack of good-quality evidence to support this practice...
The effectiveness of mood stabilizers and antiepileptic medication for the management of behaviour problems in adults with intellectual disability: a systematic reviewS Deb
Division of Neuroscience, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 52:107-13. 2008..Psychotropic medications are used to manage behaviour problems in adults with intellectual disability (ID). One group of psychotropic medication are mood stabilizers such as lithium and some antiepileptic drugs...
The effectiveness of antipsychotic medication in the management of behaviour problems in adults with intellectual disabilitiesS Deb
Division of Neuroscience, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 51:766-77. 2007..This has become a cause for concern, given that the evidence for its effectiveness is uncertain and most drugs are not licensed for this use...
Symptoms of dementia among adults with Down's syndrome: a qualitative studyS Deb
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 51:726-39. 2007..One possible reason for this may be the different clinical manifestation of dementia among people with intellectual disabilities...
The usefulness of Conners' Rating Scales-Revised in screening for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligenceS Deb
University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 52:950-65. 2008..Conners' Rating Scales are widely used for screening ADHD among children who do not have ID, but little is known about their usefulness among children with ID...
Development and psychometric properties of the Carer - Head Injury Neurobehavioral Assessment Scale (C-HINAS) and the Carer - Head Injury Participation Scale (C-HIPS): patient and family determined outcome scalesShoumitro Deb
Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 3:389-408. 2007..Furthermore, the aim was to examine the inter-informant reliability by comparing the self reports of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) with the carer reports on the C-HIPS and the C-HINAS...
The central role of the temporo-parietal junction and the superior longitudinal fasciculus in supporting multi-item competition: evidence from lesion-symptom mapping of extinctionMagdalena Chechlacz
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Cortex 49:487-506. 2013..We propose that the SLF supports interactions between functionally specialized regions involved in attentional control across multiple sensory modalities...
Efficacy of atypical antipsychotic medication in the management of behaviour problems in children with intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence: a systematic reviewGemma L Unwin
University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, Birmingham, UK
Res Dev Disabil 32:2121-33. 2011..There is now some evidence in favour of the use of risperidone. However, because of possible adverse events, these medications have to be used with caution...
Dissociation between decoding and reasoning about mental states in patients with theory of mind reasoning impairmentsProgress Njomboro
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neuroscience, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham, UK
J Cogn Neurosci 20:1557-64. 2008..We discuss the implications for understanding the mechanisms underlying social judgments in brain-lesioned patients...
Development and psychometric properties of the Patient-Head Injury Participation Scale (P-HIPS) and the Patient-Head Injury Neurobehavioral Assessment Scale (P-HINAS): patient and family determined outcomes scalesShoumitro Deb
Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 3:373-88. 2007....
Neuropsychiatric consequences of traumatic brain injury: a comparison between two age groupsShoumitro Deb
Division of Neuropsychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Brain Inj 21:301-7. 2007..Neurobehavioural symptoms and certain psychiatric disorders are common after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Relatively few studies have investigated the effect of age upon these outcomes...
Separating neural correlates of allocentric and egocentric neglect: distinct cortical sites and common white matter disconnectionsMagdalena Chechlacz
Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Cogn Neuropsychol 27:277-303. 2010....
The effectiveness of antidepressant medication in the management of behaviour problems in adults with intellectual disabilities: a systematic reviewS K Sohanpal
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neuroscience, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 51:750-65. 2007..A comprehensive systematic review was performed to establish the current evidence base regarding the effectiveness of antidepressant medication for the management of behaviour problems in adults with intellectual disabilities...
Risperidone, haloperidol, and placebo in the treatment of aggressive challenging behaviour in patients with intellectual disability: a randomised controlled trialPeter Tyrer
Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK
Lancet 371:57-63. 2008..We compared flexible doses of haloperidol (a typical, first-generation antipsychotic drug), risperidone (an atypical, second-generation antipsychotic), and placebo, in the treatment of this behaviour...
