Tratamiento de las alteraciones de conducta secundarias a trastornos mentales comórbidos en la discapacidad intelectual.

Abstract

Throughout all evolutionary stages, people with intellectual disabilities (ID) may present with comorbid psychiatric disorders, which are often secondary to their intellectual deficits, and to the difficulties they face in their ability to adapt to the different environments that are part of their lives. These psychiatric comorbidities sometimes result in behavioral problems that are difficult to handle, both with psychotherapy and with pharmacological treatments. Medication can be essential for the control of behavioral disorders, and other associated symptoms. We currently lack specific clinical guidelines, pharmacological recommendations based on sufficient scientific evidence, and drugs with express indications for these symptoms in patients with ID. This review article aims to summarize a set of recommendations related to the use of psychiatric drugs in this population group.