Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities: Volume 3 Issue 1
Table of contents
Amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983: implications for people with learning disabilities
Ian Hall, Afia AliThe new Mental Health Act 2007 substantially amends the Mental Health Act 1983. In this article, some of the most important changes are highlighted, including changes to the…
The Mental Capacity Act: practicalities for health and social care professionals
Steve Hardy, Theresa JoyceThe Mental Capacity Act (2005) is now in full operation in England and Wales. In this article, some of the common questions that professionals face on a day‐to‐day basis are…
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: a summary
Simon BonellThe Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are an extension to the Mental Capacity Act (2005). They provide protection for those who lack capacity to make a decision about residing in…
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in people with learning disabilities — a philosophical perspective
Max PickardThe Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are due to be implemented imminently. This legislation serves as an extension of the Mental Capacity Act designed to close the…
Making care programme approach meetings more accessible and person‐centred for people with learning disabilities
Ian Hall, Edward Burns, Sue Martin, Edd Carter, Samantha Macreath, Magda Pearson, Angela HassiotisThe care programme approach (CPA) is an important part of supporting people with mental health problems in the community and has been applied with variable success in services for…
Predictors of hospital admission for women with learning disabilities and psychiatric disorders compared with women maintained in community settings
Laurence Taggart, R McMillan, Annette LawsonThis study examined the personal characteristics and social context of two groups of women with learning disabilities and psychiatric disorders who resided in some form of…
Randomised controlled trials in learning disabilities: a review of participant experiences
Daniel Robotham, Angela HassiotisRandomised controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the bedrock of evidence‐based practice. However, they raise important issues about participant recruitment and the ethics of…
The therapeutic relationship in psychological therapy for individuals with learning disabilities: a review of existing literature
Rachel Jones, Mark DonatiIt has been suggested that over the last decade interest in and delivery of psychological therapy for people with learning disabilities have increased (Beail et al, 2005). While…
Use of a narrative therapy approach with a man with a learning disability: an alternative to cognitive behavioural therapy?
Chloe Foster, Jonathan BanesThis case study presents and evaluates the effectiveness of a psychological intervention based on a narrative therapeutic approach. Paul is a man with a mild learning disability…
A community supervision order for a person with learning disabilities and severe mental health problems
Colin Hemmings, Titi AkinsolaWe describe how Supervised Discharge (Section 25) of the Mental Health Act 1983 was used to promote mental health care in the community for a man with mild learning disabilities…