Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability Across Cultures (Oxford Cultural Psychiatry)

Intellectual disability is a lifelong condition involving deficits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning. Individuals with intellectual disability experience a greater burden of co-occurring physical and mental illness compared to the general population, and often need a significant degree of support from healthcare professionals and carers, as well as family and friends. Additionally, their lives can be greatly influenced both positively and negatively by the cultures in which they exist, including societal attitudes, belief systems and norms.

An insightful addition to the Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability across Cultures explores the health, support structures, and societal attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities throughout the world.

Written by international experts of intellectual disability and mental health, this comprehensive textbook covers broad topics such as anthropology, mental health, physical health, research, and sexuality. It also comprises chapters dedicated to specific geographic regions, such as Africa, America, Australasia, Europe, India, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom and Ireland.

• The first cultural psychiatry textbook dedicated to people with intellectual disability
• Provides a detailed exploration of the health, support structures, and societal attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities throughout the world
• Written by international experts in the field
• Covers broad topics in intellectual disability as well as comprising chapters dedicated to specific geographic regions

Section 1 - Introduction and epidemiology
1: Concepts and prevalence of intellectual disability across cultures
2: Physical health of people with intellectual disability across cultures
3: Neurodevelopmental disorders in people with intellectual disability
4: Mental health in intellectual disability across cultures
5: Research in intellectual disability across cultures
Section 2 - General issues
6: Anthropology and intellectual disability across cultures
7: Perception of intellectual disability across cultures
8: Safeguarding the rights of people with intellectual disability across cultures
9: Sexuality, marriage and parenthood across cultures
10: Models of healthcare provision
Section 3 - Management in a cultural context
11: Culture and therapies
12: Family networks and voluntary sector participation in the care of people with intellectual disabilities
13: Intellectual disability, spirituality, religion and social inclusion across cultures
14: People with intellectual disability in the criminal justice system
Section 4 - Service models in different countries
15: North America (Canada and USA)
16: South America
17: UK and Ireland
18: Europe (Eastern and Western)
19: Africa
20: Middle East
21: Indian Subcontinent
22: Australia & New Zealand

Samuel Tromans, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Regi Alexander, Visiting Professor, University of Hertfordshire, Satheesh Kumar Gangadharan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Adult Learning Disability Service, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Chaya Kapugama, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, and Sabyasachi Bhaumik, Honorary Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester

Samuel Tromans is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at the Adult Learning Disability Service, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. He completed his PhD in autism epidemiology in 2021 at the University of Leicester, under the supervision of Professor Traolach (Terry) Brugha, who he continues to work with. As a psychiatry trainee, he won the Alec Shapiro prize (Royal College of Psychiatrists) three times. His academic research is related to psychiatric epidemiology, and clinically he works as a community psychiatrist for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Regi Alexander graduated from the University of Kerala, India and completed a Diploma in Psychological Medicine from the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, India. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and served as its associate dean for advanced learning. An author of about 100 publications, he is also the editor of the Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability. He is the current President of the Royal Society of Medicine- Intellectual Disability Section and convenor of RADiANT - a research network of NHS Trusts, academics, service-users, and family members.

Satheesh Gangadharan graduated in medicine from University of Kerala, India, completed post-graduation in psychiatry (MD psychiatry and Diplomate of the National Board of Medicine) before moving to UK. Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrist, been a consultant in psychiatry of Intellectual Disability for 20 years and held senior leadership roles in NHS such as being the Medical Director of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Currently focusing on clinical work and research with affiliations to University of Leicester and Loughborough University.

Chaya Kapugama is a consultant psychiatrist in intellectual disabilities at Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust and an honorary senior (clinical) lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. She graduated from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and has completed her higher training in Intellectual Disability Psychiatry in Leicester.

Sabyasachi Bhaumik practiced as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disability and was the Medical Director of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where he established a nationally recognized research culture in learning disability. In 2005, he was winner of Hospital Doctor Award for Psychiatry Team of the Year, and was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to medicine. He served as Chair of Faculty of LD, RCPsych (2006-2010), after which he led the College's international education and training programme. He was Chair of the Diaspora Organisation Committee of RCPsych and Honorary Professor of Psychiatry with the University of Leicester.

Contributors:

Marco O. Bertell, MD, Scientific Director, CREA (Research and Clinical Centre), Fondazione San Sebastiano, Misericordia di Firenze, Florence, Italy
Elen Cook, Head of International, Devolved Nations and Divisions
Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
Dasari Michael, Consultant Psychiatrist, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK
Katerina Denediou Derrer, Higher Trainee in General Adult Psychiatry, Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust, UK
Rachel Royston, Research Programme Manager, UCL Division of Psychiatry, UK
Reza Kiani, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust &
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester, UK
Umesh Chauhan, Professor of Primary Care, School of Medicine University of Central Lancashire, Fylde Road, Preston, UK
Angela Hassiotis, UCL Division of Psychiatry, UK
Rohit Shankar, Professor in Neuropsychiatry, Chygovenck, Truro, UK
Mary Barrett, Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disability, Agnes Unit, Leicester, UK
John Kommu Vijay Sagar, Professor and Head, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
Asit Biswas, Consultant Psychiatrist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK; Honorary Professor, University of Leicester, UK
Jane McCarthy, Honorary Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand. & Visiting Senior Lecturer, Department of Forensic & Neurodevelopmental Sciences, King's College London, UK
Manji Daffi, Specialty Doctor, Little Plumstead Hospital, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS, Norwich, UK
Amala Jesu, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
Michael McPartland, Academic Clinical Fellow, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK
Kerim Munir, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Paediatrics, Harvard Medical School, USA; Attending Clinical Psychiatrist, Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
Peter Langdon, Professor and Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal, and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick
Brooklands Hospital, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, UK
Patrick McKearney, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam, UK
Tyler Zoann, Research Fellow, Max-Planck Institute of Social Anthropology, Germany
Shweta Gangawathi, Consultant Psychiatrist Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
Chandanie G Hewage, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna Galle, Sri Lanka
Arjun Nayar, Medical Student, Hull York Medical School, UK
Santosh K. Chaturvedi, Consultant Psychiatrist, Former Dean and Senior Professor of Psychiatry NIMHANS Bangalore, India
Sreeja Sahadevan, Specialty Registrar, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Little Plumstead Hospital, Norwich, UK
Kamalika Mukherji, Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Director, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Hatfield, Herts UK
Thomas John Kuttichirayil, Consultant Psychiatrist, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Inyang Takon, Consultant Community Paediatrician, East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, UK
Priyanka Tharian, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist, East London Foundation Trust, UK
Ratnaraj Vaidya, Medical Student, Newcastle University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UK
Lucretia Thomas, Medical Student, Medical School, University of Birmingham, UK
Ashok Roy, Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Medical Director, Coventry and Warwickshire, Partnership NHS Trust; National Learning Disability & Autism Programme Clinical Lead, Health Education England; Co-Chair, Learning Disability Professional Senate; Chair, Birmingham Autism and ADHD Partnership Board, UK
Amala Jesu, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
Jayan Mendis, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry; Department of Psychiatry; Faculty of Medicine, Kotalawala Defence University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka, & Founder Director, National Institute of Mental Health, Angoda, Sri Lanka (2001- 2015)
Aisha Bakhiet, Consultant Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor; University of Khartoum, Sudan
Meera Roy, Consultant Psychiatrist, retired
Alison Drewett, Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Louis Busch, Community Support Specialist, Behaviour Analyst, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
Jessica Cremasco, Occupational Therapist, Surrey Place, Toronto, Canada
Pauline Ndigirwa, Speech and Language Therapist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK
Natalie Yiu, Occupational Therapist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
Raghu Raghavan, Professor of Mental Health; Director, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing Research; Director, Mary Seacole Research Centre; Co-Director, Leicester Centre for Mental Health Research, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, UK
Keir Jones, Consultant Psychiatrist, Midlands Partnership NHS Trust, UK
Baroness Sheila Hollins, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability at St George's, University of London, London, UK; Member of the House of Lords of UK
Nusra Khodabux, Specialist Registrar in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, Agnes Unit, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK
Mohammad Farhad Peerally, Associate Professor in Health Sciences, University of Leicester, UK
Phil Temple, Senior Professor of Psychiatry and Cadre, Chair/Psychiatry, University of Kelaniya, Faculty of Medicine, Ragama, Sri Lanka
Rosie Bunn, Rector, Church of England, Belton & Burgh Castle, Norfolk, UK
Lalith Kuruppuarachchi, Senior Professor of Psychiatry and Cadre, Chair/ Psychiatry, University of Kelaniya, Faculty of Medicine, Ragama, Sri Lanka
Meera Roy, Consultant Psychiatrist, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Intellectual Disability Psychiatry Ayomipo Jeremiah Amiola, Specialty doctor, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS, Norwich, UK
Harm Boer, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Honorary Professor, University of Warwick, UK
Chikkanna Manju, Consultant Psychiatrist, Sirona Care & Health, South Gloucestershire, UK
Sowmya Srikumar, MPhil in Psychiatric Social Work (NIMHANS), Dip. In Special Education Freelance consultant, Special Educator and Counsellor, Bengaluru
Director, Academic Programme, LeapYears Centre for special needs by Adiksha Foundation, Bengaluru
Consultant (Faculty Counsellor), Christ University, Bengaluru
Anupam Thakur, Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto and Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Ruth Chau, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Muhammad Irfan Jiwa, Resident, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Canada
Prabhleen Jaggi, Speciality trainee in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK and previous Fellow- US Fogarty Training in Non-communicable Diseases & Diseases Across Lifespan
Yona Lunsky, Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto and Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Julio Torales, Department of Medical Psychology, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Marcelo O'Higgins, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
João Mauricio, Department of Neuroscience, Fundação do ABC. Santo André, SP, Brazil;
Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil
Castaldelli-Maia, Department of Neuroscience, Fundação do ABC. Santo André, SP, Brazil;
Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil
Verity Chester, Research Associate, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust, UK
Avinash Hiremath, Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK
Rohit Gumber, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK
Ken Courtenay, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, UK
Romanie Dekker, The Priory Group Mildmay Oaks Hospital, UK
Rajnish Attavar, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Aisha Motwakil Bakhiet, Head of Department, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Mo Eyeoyibo, Clinical Director and Consultant in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Partnership Trust, Dartford, England, UK
Mohamed Omer El Tahir, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Javad Alaghband Rad, Professor of Psychiatry & Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mahtab Motamed, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & General Adult Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mohammed Al-Uzri, Consultant Psychiatrist and Honorary Professor, Health Sciences Department, University of Leicester, UK
Ayomipo Jeremiah Amiola, Specialty doctor, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS, Norwich, UK
Asif Zia, Consultant Psychiatrist & Executive Medical Director, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Hatfield, Herts UK
Chandanie Hewage, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna Galle, Sri Lanka
Varghese Punnoose, Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Kottayam Medical College, Kerala, India
Dhara Nalika Perera, Peninsula Mental Health Services, Mornington Adult Community Mental Health Programme, Victoria, Australia
Soman Elangovan, Belmont Private Hospital, Carina, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia: University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowoomba, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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