2019IPS临床实践指南_智力障碍的评估和管理.pdfVIP

[Downloaded free from on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, IP: 8] CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment and Management of intellectual disability 1 2 M. Thomas Kishore, Gautham Arunachal Udipi , Shekhar P. Seshadri Clinical Psychology, 1Human Genetics, 2Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India INTRODUCTION 32/1000, depending on the case definition, methodology, and population selected. An important point that can Mental retardation is a developmental disorder and is be noted in the literature is that prevalence rates vary associated with significant limitations in intellectual depending on whether deficits in either intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors. Currently, it is widely functioning or adaptive behavior or both are considered. referred to as “intellectual disability (ID)” and “intellectual Although ID is recognizable in infancy or early childhood, developmental disorders (IDDs).” In India, the Rights of it is often difficult to accurately diagnose it before 5 years Persons with Disabilities Act (2016) has introduced the term of age. Hence, global developmental delay (GDD), which “intellectual disability” in the place of “mental retardation.” often predicts future development of