Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 17 Issue 2

Intellectual disability and autism in adults influence psychological treatments for mental health comorbidities

Rachel Mills, Rajan Nathan, Paul Soper, Felix Michelet, Alex G. Stewart, Sujeet Jaydeokar

The purpose of the study was to examine whether there were differences in the provision of non-pharmacological interventions based on the level of intellectual disability and the…

Staff views on reflective practice groups in an inpatient assessment and treatment unit for people with intellectual disabilities

Corinne Green, Reed Cappleman

Although it is recommended that reflective practice groups (RPGs) are used to support staff in inpatient intellectual disability (ID) services, there is to date no research on…

Individuals with intellectual disabilities experiences of the therapeutic relationship

Sarah Parker, Tony Ward, Amelia Baldwin

This research aimed to explore individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) experiences of the therapeutic relationship.

Informed consent with people judged incapable of legally consenting

Amy Bittick, Ryan Holliman

The purpose of this study is to consider informed consent with those who may be legally judged incapable of consent. Frequently individuals with traumatic brain injuries and…

Examining the relationship of age with fears among adolescents and young adults with and without intellectual disabilities

Lucy Barnard-Brak, Kagendo Mutua, Joy Burnham

This paper aims to examine for differences in potentially productive fear versus all other fear scores comparing adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities versus…

Development, use and evaluation of a web based mental capacity assessment tool for staff working with people with learning disabilities

Karen Dodd, Sai-Bo Cheung, Ashley Chapman

This paper aims to describe the development, use and evaluation of a web-based mental capacity assessment tool (MCA WAT) within the Learning Disabilities division of a Mental…