| Literature DB >> 29398883 |
Maria G Valdovinos1, Elizabeth Schieber2, Meara McMahon3, Lisa Beard4, Alyssa Wilkinson1, Jaimie Carpenter1.
Abstract
Psychotropic medications are often prescribed to reduce challenging behavior in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Functional analyses (FAs) have demonstrated utility in assessing medication impact on behavior; however, the impact of adverse side effects (ASE) on challenging behavior is under-assessed. The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology, similar to FAs, to explore potential medication ASE impact on challenging behavior in seven individuals with IDD. Results revealed response rate differences in designed ASE conditions for most participants. Outcomes support further development and use of this methodology to assess the presence and impact of ASEs.Entities:
Keywords: adverse side effects; functional analysis methodology; psychotropic medication
Year: 2017 PMID: 29398883 PMCID: PMC5791745 DOI: 10.1007/s10882-017-9570-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dev Phys Disabil ISSN: 1056-263X