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◉Considerations related to culture, gender, age. Answer: Age,
development, and language need to be taken into consideration
when educating those about intellectual disability
◉Pharmacological treatments, including any side effects. Answer:
Aggression and self-injurious behaviors- Risperidone and
aripiprazole
Side effects: weight gain, sedation, insomnia, tardive dyskinesia,
akathisia, change in cholesterol, change in QT interval (Pillinger et
al., 2023)
Depression- Fluoxetine, paroxetine, and sertraline
Side effects: nausea and vomiting, dizziness, headache, sedation,
insomnia, dry mouth, constipation, sweating, weight gain, sexual
dysfunction (Pillinger et al., 2023)
Involuntary movements- Reportedly, antipsychotics and SSRIs
mentioned above