Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 7 Issue 3

The use of Community Treatment Orders in an intellectual disability service

Bhathika Perera, Abdul Shaikh, Niraj Singh

The literature on the use of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) is primarily focused on people without intellectual disabilities. This paper aims to explore how CTOs are used in…

Mental health crisis information for people with intellectual disabilities

Colin Hemmings, Shaymaa Obousy, Tom Craig

The use of accessible, portable, mental health crisis information in people with intellectual disabilities has not been previously reported. The purpose of this paper is to…

A comparison of carers needs for service users cared for both in and out of area

Heidi Emery, Bridget Jones, Eddie Chaplin

This paper describes an ongoing process of engagement with carers of people with intellectual disabilities currently being monitored by an out of area service for both carers of…

Using explanatory models in the care of a person with intellectual disabilities

Francis Inwang, Colin Hemmings, Cindy Hvid

This case study seeks to explore the differences between carer and professional perspectives in the assessment and treatment of a young man with intellectual disabilities, autism…

A comparison of different models to meet the mental health needs of adults with intellectual disabilities

Rory Sheehan, Dimitrios Paschos

There is ongoing discussion around how to structure psychiatric services to meet the needs of people with intellectual disability and co‐morbid mental illness and several…

Expert opinions on community services for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems

Colin Hemmings, Alaa Al‐Sheikh

There has been limited evidence on which to base services in the community for people who have intellectual disabilities and coexisting mental health problems. Recent research…

Interventions and services for severe mental health needs

Colin Hemmings