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Introduction Introduction
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Gender, health, and psychotropic medication for women with learning disability Gender, health, and psychotropic medication for women with learning disability
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Reproductive and physical health Reproductive and physical health
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Prescribing psychotropic medication for women with learning disability Prescribing psychotropic medication for women with learning disability
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Pharmacokinetics Pharmacokinetics
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Body composition and pharmacokinetics Body composition and pharmacokinetics
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Practice point Practice point
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Cardiovascular system Cardiovascular system
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Practice point Practice point
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Renal system Renal system
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Hepatobiliary system Hepatobiliary system
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Side effects of psychopharmacological agents: recognition and management Side effects of psychopharmacological agents: recognition and management
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Practice point Practice point
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Old age and women with learning disabilities Old age and women with learning disabilities
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Prescribing for certain disorders Prescribing for certain disorders
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Gender difference in mental illness Gender difference in mental illness
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Depression and anxiety Depression and anxiety
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Schizophrenia and paranoid psychoses Schizophrenia and paranoid psychoses
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Eating disorders Eating disorders
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Principles of prescribing among women with learning disabilities Principles of prescribing among women with learning disabilities
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General General
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Prescribing according to psychiatric diagnosis Prescribing according to psychiatric diagnosis
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Prescribing according to the evidence base Prescribing according to the evidence base
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Initiating treatment Initiating treatment
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Dose regimen Dose regimen
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Polypharmacy Polypharmacy
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Consent Consent
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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34 Psychopharmacology in women with learning disabilities
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Abstract
This chapter outlines some of the main issues concerning psychopharmacology in women with learning disabilities. Review of recent literature shows that women's mental health has been explored increasingly closely over the last 30 years but for the most part women with learning disabilities unfortunately have been excluded from these studies. This is despite women with learning disabilities having different needs and challenges, due to their particular situation and unique mental health needs (Romans 1998). The following chapter briefly reviews these matters, and gives practical guidance to a pragmatic approach to psychiatric drug prescribing for this high profile patient group.
The chapter opens with an overview of general issues concerning gender, health, and psychotropic prescribing for women with learning disability. A brief summary of general guidelines to be followed in prescribing psychotropics for this population closes the chapter. Throughout the chapter, advice on common clinical scenarios is presented in the form of ‘practice points’.
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