Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities: Volume 4 Issue 1
Table of contents
Family expectations and transition experiences for young adults with severe disabilities: does syndrome matter?
Jan Blacher, Bonnie Kraemer, Erica HowellThe differential impact of young adult diagnosis on families during the period of transition from school to adult life was examined. Participants were parents of 246 young adults…
The importance of family: a case report
Sarah Bernard, Suzannah Gratton, Natasa MomcilovicThis case report highlights the importance of the role of the family in supporting a young person with a developmental disability. The young person discussed has a complex…
Ethical dilemmas of antenatal screening for Down's syndrome in primary care
Neil DouglasA fictionalised case report is used to highlight the author's experience of antenatal screening for Down's syndrome in a primary care setting. The case of a Bangladeshi woman who…
Caring for a child with autism: a personal perspective
Marina RussMarina Russ is a community psychiatric nurse in a specialist service for adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs. Here she gives a personal account of caring for…
Psychological and other non‐pharmacological interventions in services for people with learning disabilities and dementia
Karen DoddThe focus of interest in dementia in people with learning disabilities has been largely on epidemiology, prevalence, assessment and diagnosis. There has been less focus on care…
The challenge of the randomised control trial to psychotherapy research with people who have learning disabilities
Nigel BeailThe randomised control trial is regarded as the gold standard among the methods used in treatment outcome studies, whatever the treatment. This method imposes the highest level of…
Therapeutic progressions of client and therapist throughout a course of psychodynamic therapy with a man with mild learning disabilities and anger problems
Nadja AlimDespite a long history of psychodynamic therapy interventions with people with learning disabilities and anger problems, there is little evidence that suggests that this approach…
Sleep disorders in children and adolescents with learning disabilities and their management
Jeremy TurkSleep disorders are extremely common in children and young people, and even more so in those with developmental disabilities. This client subgroup may prove refractory to standard…