Maladaptive behaviors and psychiatric disorders are common in individuals with intellectual disabilities. In clinical practice as well as in scientific literature much attention is given to the diagnosis, analysis and treatment of such disorders. Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become an important international movement in psychotherapy, and recent years have shown an increased focus on - and need for - the use of EBP in treatment in the field of intellectual disabilities.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I Foundational Issues and Overview
• 1 Evidence-Based Practice: An Introduction - Peter Sturmey
• 2 Adaptive Behavior - Peter Sturmey
• 3 Maladaptive Behavior - Peter Sturmey
• 4 But Is It Worth It? - Peter Sturmey
• Part II Specific Disorders and Challenging Behaviors
• 5 Aggressive Behavior - Olive Healy, Sinéad Lydon, and Clodagh Murray
• 6 Self-Injurious Behavior - Jeff Sigafoos, Mark F. O’Reilly, Giulio E. Lancioni, Russell Lang, and Robert Didden
• 7 Stereotypic Behavior - Timothy R. Vollmer, Amanda B. Bosch, Joel E. Ringdahl, and John T. Rapp
• 8 Feeding Problems - Keith E. Williams, Laura J. Seiverling, and Douglas G. Field
• 9 Sleep Problems - Robert Didden, Wiebe Braam, Anneke Maas, Marcel Smits, Peter Sturmey, Jeff Sigafoos, and Leopold Curfs
• 10 Anxiety Disorders - Peter Sturmey, William R. Lindsay, Tricia Vause, and Nicole Neil
• 11 Mood Disorders - Peter Sturmey and Robert Didden
• 12 Offenders with Developmental Disabilities - Peter Sturmey and Klaus Drieschner