Optimizing Psychological Wellbeing, by Lowering Parental Stress in Parents of Intellectually Disabled Children.

Parent training support for intellectually disabled parents.

BACKGROUND Intellectual disability may impact on an individual's capacity to parent a child effectively. Research suggests that the number of intellectually disabled people with children is increasing. Children of parents with intellectual disabilities may be at increased risk of neglectful care which could lead to health, developmental and behavioural problems, or increased risk of intellectua...

Dental treatment under general anesthesia in an intellectually disabled child with intellectually disabled parents

Children with an intellectual disability often demonstrate lack of cooperation during dental treatment and require behavioral management. A child with mild intellectual disability can be managed adequately using restraints and medication. However, in cases of profound intellectual disability, dental treatment under general anesthesia is usually required. In cases where the patient is an intelle...

Omeprazole: therapy of choice in intellectually disabled children.

OBJECTIVE To study extensively the therapeutic approach of gastroesophageal reflux disease in intellectually disabled children. DESIGN We studied the effect of omeprazole sodium on healing and symptom relief in 52 institutionalized intellectually disabled children (male-female, 21:31; mean age, 15.4 years; range, 4-19 years). INTERVENTION Endoscopically proven esophagitis (grades I-IV, Sava...

Parental Stress in Parents of Children with Disability1

Pain in Intellectually Disabled Children: Towards Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy?

This critical opinion article deals with the challenges of finding the most effective pharmacotherapeutic options for the management of pain in intellectually disabled children and provides recommendations for clinical practice and research. Intellectual disability can be caused by a wide variety of underlying diseases and may be associated with congenital anomalies such as cardiac defects, sma...