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Pharmacological management of challenging behavior of individuals with intellectual disability
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posted on 2004-11-01, 00:00 authored by Jane McGillivrayJane McGillivray, M McCabeIn many Westernized countries, including Australia, concerns about the use of psychotropic drugs to manage the challenging behavior of individuals with intellectual disability have resulted in the development of legislative and procedural controls. Although these constraints may limit indiscriminate use, employing medication remains a common practice. This study examined information about 873 individuals (566 males, 307 females) who were the subjects of reports to the Intellectual Disability Review Panel in March 2000 concerning the use of chemical restraint. A high proportion of people with intellectual disability were reported to have received drugs for purposes of behavioral restraint. The range of drugs was extensive, although those from the antipsychotic class were the most frequently reported. Many individuals concurrently received more than one type of drug or more than one drug from the same drug class. More males than females and more older than younger individuals were administered medication. A relationship between gender and age was apparent, with younger males but older females dominating. The use of drugs to mange the behavior of people with intellectual disability may at times be warranted. However, it is important that the extent and type of drug use, as well as the characteristics of those who are medicated, be subject to ongoing scrutiny.
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Research in developmental disabilitiesVolume
25Issue
6Season
Nov-DecPagination
523 - 537Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Oxford, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0891-4222eISSN
1873-3379Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2004, Elsevier Ltd.Usage metrics
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pharmacological managementchallenging behaviorintellectual disabilitygenderageSocial SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEducation, SpecialRehabilitationEducation & Educational ResearchMENTAL-RETARDATIONPSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONMALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORSPSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERSLEARNING-DISABILITIESDRUG-THERAPYPEOPLEADULTSPREVALENCEPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
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