Handbook of Psychopathology in Intellectual Disability Research, Pra

The complex intersecting of genetic, biological, and environmental factors can make intellectual impairments difficult for clinicians to assess and treat. When such comorbid conditions as substance abuse or bipolar disorder are part of the equation, so ar

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Elias Tsakanikos Jane McCarthy Editors Handbook of

Psychopathology in Intellectual Disability Research, Practice, and Policy

Autism and Child Psychopathology Series

Series Editor Johnny L. Matson Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

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Elias Tsakanikos • Jane McCarthy Editors

Handbook of Psychopathology in Intellectual Disability Research, Practice, and Policy

Editors Elias Tsakanikos Department of Psychology Roehampton University London, UK

Jane McCarthy Institute of Psychiatry King’s College London London, UK

ISSN 2192-922X ISSN 2192-9238 (electronic) ISBN 978-1-4614-8249-9 ISBN 978-1-4614-8250-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8250-5 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013947476 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Foreword

The Handbook of Psychopathology in Intellectual Disability is on a topic that is both timely and important. These overlapping problems are also sometimes referred to as dual diagnosis. The focus of this specialty area is on mental health issues and how they are expressed among these people, relative to the general population. More rece