Ethical issues of psychotropic medication for people with intellectual disabilities

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Title:	Ethical issues of psychotropic medication for people with intellectual disabilities
Author(s):	Raghu Raghavan, (School of Health, Community and Education Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), Pradip Patel, (Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK)
Citation:	Raghu Raghavan, Pradip Patel, (2010) "Ethical issues of psychotropic medication for people with intellectual disabilities", Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 4 Iss: 3, pp.34 - 38
Keywords:	Ethical and legal issues, Intellectual disability, Learning disabilities, Medication
Article type:	General review
DOI:	10.5042/amhid.2010.0541 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	There is over-use of psychotropic medication with people with intellectual disabilities. Many of these individuals do not have the capacity to understand and retain the relevant information about the use and effectiveness of medication. Professionals and health care practitioners need to be fully aware of the ethical and legal issues in the use and administration of psychotropic medication.