Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities: Volume 1 Issue 2
Table of contents
Psychosocial intervention for people with learning disabilities
Dave DagnanPsychosocial interventions are a core part of the service structures of mainstream mental health services. Research and clinical services for people with learning disabilities…
The use of family therapy for people with learning disabilities
Sandra BaumThe application of the systemic approach in working with people with learning disabilities, their families and their support systems has grown over the last decade in the UK. The…
Cognitive behavioural therapy for people with learning disabilities: focus on anger
Paul WillnerCognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is being used increasingly with people with learning disabilities. The evidence base to support these developments comes from uncontrolled…
Delivering cognitive behavioural therapy in community services for people with learning disabilities: difficulties, dilemmas, confounds
Stephen OathamshawThis case study describes an attempt to use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to treat anger problems in a young man with mild learning disabilities. The skills necessary to…
The role of medication in the management of behaviour problems in people with learning disabilities
Shoumitro DebA high proportion of people with learning disabilities receive psychotropic medications such as antipsychotics, antidepressants, antianxiety drugs including benzodiazepines…
Mental health or learning disabilities? The use of a specialist inpatient unit for a man with learning disabilities, schizophrenia and vascular dementia
Colin Hemmings, Alison GreigThis case study is of a man with learning disabilities and significant general medical and mental health problems. It illustrates some of the difficulties in assessment…
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adults with moderate to profound learning disabilities
Nicola BaileyWidely varying rates for the prevalence of psychiatric disorder have been reported in the previous published literature. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of…
Services for adults with autism spectrum disorders
Tom BerneyPsychiatry in the United Kingdom has overhauled its approach to the provision of services for adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This shift is set out in a new policy…
Services for adults with autism spectrum disorders
Judith GouldThe author provides a commentary on Services for adults with autism spectrum disorders.
The Association for Real Change (ARC) commences work on Mental Health in Learning Disability Knowledge Centre
David GrundyPeople with learning disabilities are more likely to have mental health problems than the rest of the population (Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, 2002). However…