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Mental Health in Adults with Down Syndrome

July 26, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

This workshop will discuss the most common mental health conditions in individuals with Down syndrome and how risk changes as a person ages. Tools used to screen for various mental health conditions will be discussed.

Lina Patel, PsyD is an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, practicing at Children’s Hospital Colorado.  Dr. Patel is the Director of the Down Syndrome Behavioral Health Collaborative, a virtual clinic providing tele-behavioral health services to children, teens and young adults with Down syndrome. She provides consultation with schools, parent training regarding the management of challenging or unsafe behaviors, toilet training, and desensitization to medical devices (such as hearing aids and CPAP) and procedure-related distress. She has worked with hundreds of individuals with Down syndrome. Outside of her clinical work, she conducts research as the Director of Neurodevelopmental, Behavioral and Cognitive Assessment at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome. Additionally, she has presented to numerous organizations across the country and internationally and is the coauthor “Potty Time for Kids with Down Syndrome: Lose the Diapers, Not Your Patience”.

 

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Details

Date:
July 26, 2021
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Website:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcO-ppzojGNQfL9pWA2jgNuO5V8udetaF