Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-2012
Publication Source
Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability: A Practical Manual
Abstract
Patients with intellectual disability (ID) can benefit from the full range of mental health services. To ensure that psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment interventions are relevant and effective; individuals with ID should be evaluated and treated within the context of their developmental framework. Behavior should be viewed as a form of communication. This chapter provides a summary of legal issues for ID treatment providers and evaluators.
Inclusive pages
325-337
ISBN/ISSN
9781119993810
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2012, John Wiley & Sons
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
eCommons Citation
Cox, Jeannette, "Legal Issues for Treatment Providers and Evaluators" (2012). School of Law Faculty Publications. 60.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/law_fac_pub/60
Comments
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