... Problem behaviour National guideline PRACTICE The use of medication to manage behaviour problems in adults with an intellectual disability: a national guideline Gemma L Unwin Research Associate Shoumitro Deb Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Intellectual...

... for most of the cohort (46%). Autism spectrum disorder was the commonest psychiatric diagnosis (35%) and aggression the commonest problem behaviour (52%). Antipsychotics, mood stabilisers and antidepressants were prescribed to 96%, 20% and 13% of the subjects respectively. The profile of problem behaviour...