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30/07/2009

The Dysfunction of the Ways of Expression of Pain as a Cause of Problem Behaviours in Patients with Autism

The literature shows a high prevalence of problem behaviours in the population with Pervasive Development Disorders. Some recent studies have looked at the pathogenetic contribution of organic conditions, including pain. People with Pervasive Development Disorder present a difficulty in the functional expression of pain and tend to convert to abnormal behaviors.
Marco Bertelli, Annamaria Bianco
30/07/2009

Marco Bertelli
29/07/2009

Marco Bertelli
28/07/2009

MULTIDISCIPLINARITY, LIFE-SPAN AND QUALITY OF LIFE

In the field of Intellectual Disability (ID), in which it is impossible to think of recovery as a return to a functional capacity similar to the majority of people, the problem with diagnostic intervention and therapy is that it is strongly linked, more so than other medical conditions, to the improvement of Quality of Life (QoL).

Marco Bertelli
27/07/2009

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT OF THE PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the population with Intellectual Disability varies considerably between different studies; however, all studies consistently report a much higher prevalence than in the normal population. Furthermore, individuals that receive a precise diagnosis of a mental disorder represent only a small part of all disabled people that come in contact with a psychiatrist. Like anyone else, a person with Intellectual Disability can present with emotional, behavioral, interpersonal or adaptive problems that do not constitute a real psychiatric disorder, yet they can still benefit from seeing specialist.

Marco Bertelli, Daniela Scuticchio
25/07/2009

Marco Bertelli
03/06/2009

Marco Bertelli
01/01/1970