Book contents
- The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
- Reviews
- The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 2 Prescribing Practice
- Chapter 3 Physical Health Monitoring
- Chapter 4 Mental Health Conditions in People with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 5 Trauma in People with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 6 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 7 Depression
- Chapter 8 Bipolar Disorders
- Chapter 9 Schizophrenia
- Chapter 10 Aggression and Self-Injurious Behaviour
- Chapter 11 Personality Disorders
- Chapter 12 Sexual Offences and Paraphilias
- Chapter 13 Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 14 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 15 Autism
- Chapter 16 Sleep Disorders
- Chapter 17 Epilepsy
- Chapter 18 Dementia
- Chapter 19 Eating and Drinking Difficulties
- Chapter 20 Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 21 Prescribing for Health Issues in Women with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 22 Older People
- Index
- References
Chapter 13 - Substance Use Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2024
- The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
- Reviews
- The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 2 Prescribing Practice
- Chapter 3 Physical Health Monitoring
- Chapter 4 Mental Health Conditions in People with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 5 Trauma in People with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 6 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 7 Depression
- Chapter 8 Bipolar Disorders
- Chapter 9 Schizophrenia
- Chapter 10 Aggression and Self-Injurious Behaviour
- Chapter 11 Personality Disorders
- Chapter 12 Sexual Offences and Paraphilias
- Chapter 13 Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 14 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 15 Autism
- Chapter 16 Sleep Disorders
- Chapter 17 Epilepsy
- Chapter 18 Dementia
- Chapter 19 Eating and Drinking Difficulties
- Chapter 20 Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 21 Prescribing for Health Issues in Women with Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 22 Older People
- Index
- References
Summary
According to the ICD-11 (World Health Organization, 2019), substance use disorders include disorders that result from a single occasion or repeated use of substances (both legal and illegal) that have psychoactive properties; all drugs that are taken in excess have in common direct activation of the brain reward system, which is involved in the reinforcement of behaviours and the production of memories. They produce such an intense activation of the reward system that normal activities may be neglected. Instead of achieving reward system activation through adaptive behaviours, drugs of abuse directly activate the reward pathways. The pharmacological mechanisms by which each class of drugs produces reward are different, but the drugs typically activate the system and produce feelings of pleasure, often referred to as a ‘high’ (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). This chapter will cover all substance use in people with intellectual disability, whether it is a problem, and alternative treatments.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024