DM-ID Diagnostic Manual – Intellectual Disability: A Clinical Guide for Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability  Edited by Robert Fletcher, D.S.W., A.C.S.W., Chief Editor Earl Loschen, M.D. Chrissoula Stavrakaki, M.D., Ph.D. Michael First, M.D.  Although psychiatric disorders in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) are common, they are often not appropriately identified.  Determining an accurate psychiatric diagnosis becomes especially difficult as the level of intellectual functioning declines. To address this issue, the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD), in association with the American Psychiatric Association (APA), developed the Diagnostic Manual – Intellectual Disability (DM-ID):  A Clinical Guide for Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability.  Emphasis on diagnosis – intended to facilitate an accurate DSM-IV-TR diagnosis in persons with ID Ease of use – designed for clinical usefulness. Chapters correspond closely to the DSM-IV-TR classification system  adaptation of diagnostic criteria to apply to persons with ID  diagnostic considerations and approaches to obtaining an accurate DSM-IV-TR diagnosis in persons with ID  The Diagnostic Manual – Intellectual Disability (DM-ID):  A Clinical Guide fro Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability offers clinicians who work with individuals with ID a convenient, easy-to-use reference for applying DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria to their clients.