Background People with intellectual disability show a high prevalence of behaviours that
challenge. Clinical guidelines recommend that such behaviour should first be treated with …

Objective: This study presents the proportion of adults with intellectual disability using
psychotropic medications including antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics, hypnotics …

Behaviours that challenge (BtC), such as aggression and self-injury, are manifested by
many people with intellectual disabilities (ID). National and international guidelines …

Background There is evidence that psychotropic medications are overprescribed and
overused to manage behaviours of concern for people with intellectual disabilities. Disability …

People with intellectual disabilities (PwID) are at a higher risk of developing challenging
behaviours (CB). Despite the poor evidence for the effectiveness of medications in …

People with severe intellectual disabilities (ID) could have difficulty expressing their stress
which may complicate timely responses from caregivers. The present study proposes an …

A high proportion of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) are prescribed psychotropic medications such as antipsychotics, antidepressants etc …

Background Overprescribing of off‐licence psychotropic medications, particularly
antipsychotics, for challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities without a …

Objectives Reducing and eliminating the use of Restrictive Practices (RPs) is consistent with
the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). This …

Purpose The purpose of this case report is to report the clinical experience of the use of
gabapentin in the management of problem behaviors in a person with autism spectrum …