Tag: developmental disability

Dismantling Fears Associated with Intellectual Disability Psychotherapy: An Evidence-based Practice
by Jessica A. Porcelan, MD; Katherine E. Caujolle-Alls, MD; and Julie P. Gentile, MD Drs. Porcelan, Caujolle-Alls, and Gentile are with the Department of Psychiatry at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Department editor Allison […]

Toward Impacting Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Persons with Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities: An Initial Prospective Analysis
by Julie P. Gentile, MD; Paulette Marie Gillig, MD, PhD; Kelly Stinson, MD; and Jeremy Jensen, MD Dr. Gentile is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio; Dr. Gillig is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio; Dr. Stinson is Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio; […]

Swallowing Foreign Bodies as an Example of Impulse Control Disorder in a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Report
The presented patient gives a particularly striking example of foreign body ingestion and other bizarre behavioral aberrations on the background of different neurological and psychopathological findings, challenging both medical interdisciplinary and ethical viewpoints of hospital staff.