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Behavioral Health Promotion and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Compliance with medical routines is an important part of basic health care for everyone, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. While many diseases and illnesses are preventable or treatable, the benefits only accrue if patients cooperate with the procedures involved in the delivery of medical care. This paper reviews both the respondent and operant components underlying fear, distress and noncompliance often encountered in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are undergoing medical and dental routines. The paper also reviews the empirical literature and active treatment components most reliably found to reduce distress and improve compliance with medical and dental routines. The paper concludes with specific recommendations for practice.

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Allen, K.D., Kupzyk, S. (2016). Compliance with Medical Routines. In: Luiselli, J. (eds) Behavioral Health Promotion and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27297-9_2

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