Transcription of CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
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CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY A Paper by the Faculty of Learning DISABILITY Psychiatry Approved by Council May 2106 1 | P a g e w w w . i r i s h p s y c h i a t r y . i e F a c u l t y o f L e a r n i n g D i s a b i l i t y P s y c h i a t r y Faculty of Learning DISABILITY Psychiatry CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY INTRODUCTION This position paper is aimed at psychiatrists in Ireland working with people with an INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY . The psychiatrists may be working within voluntary organisations, the HSE or MHID teams.
such behaviour is a challenge to services, family members or Carers. It may serve a function for the person with ID (for example, by avoiding demands or communicating with other people). This behaviour may include aggression, self-injury and disruptive behaviour. It may bring the person into contact with the criminal justice system.
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