The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) is a non-profit membership organisation founded in 1983 by Dr Robert Fletcher. It provided services and advocation for people who have a dual diagnosis of mental health disorders and developmental disabilities.
Among other publications, the NADD produces the Diagnostic Manual for Intellectual Disability, which has become an important resource for mental health clinicians. It also hosts an annual international congress on dual diagnosis.
References
- Robert L. Schalock, Pamela C. Baker, M. Doreen Croser; Embarking on a new century: mental retardation at the end of the 20th century AAMR 2002, ISBN 978-0-940898-86-8 p135
- About the NADD
- Debora Bell, Sharon L. Foster, Eric J. Mash; Handbook of behavioral and emotional problems in girls Birkhäuser 2005, ISBN 978-0-306-48673-9 p245
- Allan Tasman, Jerald Kay, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Michael B. First, Mario Maj; Psychiatry John Wiley & Sons 2011, ISBN 978-1-119-96540-4
- DM-ID: Testemonials
- News-Medical.net: "Mindfulness" for reducing aggressive behaviour in people with developmental disabilities