Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 9 Issue 6
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formerly Advances in Mental Health and Learning DisabilitiesTable of contents
Developing and piloting the QOMID – quality outcome measure for individuals with intellectual disabilities and dementia
Karen Dodd, Alick Bush, Alexandra LiveseyOutcome measurement is a key priority for services. There are no papers on specific overall quality outcome measures for people with intellectual disabilities who have dementia…
Predictors of challenging behaviour in adults with intellectual disability
Stella Koritsas, Teresa IaconoThe purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which mental health, physical health, communication, learned function of the behaviour(s), severity of disability, living…
Child and family social workers’ experiences of working with parents with intellectual disabilities
Claire Lewis, Biza Stenfert-Kroese, Alex O'BrienWhile an increasing number of adults with an intellectual disability are having children, research suggests that they face an increased risk of having their children removed. The…
Does supported living work for people with severe intellectual disabilities?
Elizabeth Marlow, Nina WalkerThe purpose of this paper is to look at whether a move to a supported living model of care from traditional residential group homes could improve the quality of life for those…
Exploration of the dynamic barriers to adults with intellectual disabilities accessing mainstream mental health services
Paddy McNally, Kimberly McMurrayThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiences of psychologists in considering the barriers to people with intellectual disabilities being able to access mainstream…
Clozapine use in personality disorder and intellectual disabilities
Reza Kiani, Asit Biswas, John Devapriam, Regi Tharian Alexander, Satheesh Kumar, Hayley Andrews, Samuel Joseph TromansClozapine is a well-known antipsychotic medication licensed for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but there is limited research available to suggest its efficacy in the context…
Staff training on formulation and fire-setting in people with intellectual disabilities
Amy Tostevin, Abdul ShaikhThe purpose of this paper is to present the development and evaluation of an original training package for staff members on fire-setting in people with intellectual disabilities…
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2044-1282Renamed from:
Advances in Mental Health and Learning DisabilitiesOnline date, start – end:
2010Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Ken Courtenay