It is common for children and families to present to their primary care providers with concerns about externalizing behavioral problems and/or wanting to rule out Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or another disruptive behavioral disorder. A common presenting problem is severe outbursts at home and/or disruptive behavior in school. In some of these cases, the […]
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Co-Morbidity Between Intellectual Disability and Psychiatric Symptoms 7/25/23
The presence of Intellectual Disability (ID) increases the risk for co-occurring psychiatric disorders in child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. Behavioral and emotional problems are three times more likely to occur in these groups and they are frequently not recognized or appropriately treated. This said, problematic behaviors and emotions in this population may also be […]