B. Affective disorders These disorders range from acute reactions to severe and chronic disorders. Careful long-term observation is often productive. Augmentation and combination treatment, especially in chronic cases, is common. A neuroleptic and mood stabilizer often used in acute phase. These diagnoses are not difficult in people with mild mental retardation but without reliable verbal self-report, are very difficult to make.
Aggression is common.
Drug treatment is often not fully effective. Augmentation or combination treatment, while often tried, usually has little effect on the psychotic symptoms. D. Attention deficit hyperactive disorder Drug treatment is often helpful for people with mild to moderate mental retardation. Primary Treatment Ritalin dextroamphetamine Cylert clonidine Augmentation treatment is not indicated, but stimulant drugs are often combined with other drugs to treat mixed diagnoses. Treatment success is quite mixed.