Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2011 Oct;47(4):204-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00294.x. Epub 2011 Jan 13.

A case report for diagnosing anxiety in people with intellectual disability: the role of nurses in the application of a multidimensional diagnostic guideline.

Perspectives in psychiatric care

Addy Pruijssers, Berno van Meijel, Theo van Achterberg

PMID: 21950367 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00294.x

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is the presentation of a multidimensional guideline for the diagnosis of anxiety and anxiety-related behavior problems in people with intellectual disability (ID), with a substantial role for the nurse in this diagnostic process.

DESIGN AND METHODS: The guideline is illustrated by a case report of a woman with ID with severe problems.

FINDINGS: It appears that a multidimensional diagnostic approach involving multidisciplinary team efforts can result in a more accurate diagnosis and improved subsequent treatment.

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Nurses should be engaged in the diagnostic process because of their ability to make direct observations and to actively participate in carrying out all parts of the guideline.

© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

MeSH terms

• Anxiety / diagnosis*
• Anxiety / therapy
• Feasibility Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Intellectual Disability / diagnosis*
• Intellectual Disability / therapy
• Middle Aged
• Nursing / methods*
• Pilot Projects
• Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards
• Workforce

Publication Types

• Case Reports
• Journal Article