Non‐pharmacological interventions in ID patients with challenging behaviours
Rob Ogley,
Amir Javaid,
Li Juin Chear
Abstract:The STOMP (stopping over‐medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both with psychotropic medicines) initiative and NICE guidelines regarding the management of challenging behaviour in adults with intellectual disability (ID) promote the use of non‐pharmacological approaches ahead of medication, with an emphasis also on reducing dosage or stopping medication where appropriate. Here the authors report on the findings of a service evaluation looking at how often a community intellectual disabili… Show more
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