Developing Mental Health Services for People with Learning Disabilities in England

Abstract

Many people with learning disabilities experience mental health problems, and the outcome is likely to be better if they have a good mental health service. Opinions vary about what form a good mental health service for people with learning disabilities would take. Great changes have occurred in services, but research about the effect of these changes is sparse. This paper explores the nature of mental health problems which require services and compares two models for providing a specialist mental health service for people with learning disabilities.

Citation

Simpson, N. (1997), "Developing Mental Health Services for People with Learning Disabilities in England", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/13595474199700018