Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 4 Issue 2

Editorial

Theresa Joyce

Facing the commissioning challenge: responding effectively to people whose behaviour is challenging

Sandy Bering

Securing better health and better care outcomes for people by effective use of public resources is at the heart of the commissioning agenda. Commissioning should ensure that the…

Outcome measurement for people with intellectual disability who present challenging behaviour

Peter Baker, Shona Daynes

People with challenging behaviour are commonly referred to the National Health Service for assistance and support. Good clinical practice would indicate that such interventions…

Challenging behaviour: a human rights‐based approach

Sandra Bailey, James Ridley, Beth Greenhill

When the behaviour of people with intellectual disabilities challenges carers and services, complex and competing human rights issues may emerge. This article explores the human…

The work of The Challenging Behaviour Foundation

Vivien Cooper

There is a wealth of policy and best practice guidance on working with children and adults with severe learning disabilities and behaviour that is perceived as challenging…

Challenging behaviour: a family perspective

David Jack

Implementing interventions for an individual with complex needs through a co‐ordinated approach

Anne Parris

This case study focuses on a young man with severe intellectual disability and autism who engaged in high‐frequency self‐injurious behaviour. Permission to publish this article…

Supporting parents, supporting families: changing approaches to parents with intellectual disability

Linda Ward

According to international conventions and UK government policy, parents with intellectual disability have a right to have children and should have access to support to help them…

The association between self‐report and informant reports of emotional problems in a high secure intellectual disability sample

Claire Lewis, Catrin Morrissey

The study explored the relationship between self and informant reports of emotional problems in a forensic intellectual disability sample. The Emotional Problems Scales (EPS…

Intellectual Disability Psychiatry: A Practical Handbook

Simon Bonell