Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 13 Issue 5

Comorbid mental health disorders in children and young people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders

Ereny Gobrial

Children and young people with comorbid intellectual disabilities (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are more likely to exhibit comorbid mental health disorders (MHD) and…

Catatonia in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and intellectual disability: a discussion of four cases

Huw Morgan Dunstall, Catherine Walton, Lance Vincent Watkins, Andrew Bhasker Isaac, Mohamed El Tahir

Catatonia is increasingly recognised as a comorbid syndrome of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASDs). The assessment and management of individuals with comorbid ASD and intellectual…

Psychiatric assessment in congenital blindness, ASD and ID: experience from two clinical cases

Arvid Nikolai Kildahl, Maria Hagen Engebretsen, Kristin Horndalsveen, Jane Margrete Askeland Hellerud, Jorunn Ytrehorn Wiik, Gro Aasen, Sissel Berge Helverschou

Psychiatric assessment in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) is complex and challenging. With co-occurring congenital blindness, this…

The role of specialist inpatient rehabilitation services for people with intellectual disability, autism and mental health, behavioural or forensic needs

Mahesh Odiyoor, Samuel Joseph Tromans, Regi T. Alexander, Srinaveen Akbari, Gill Bell, Sandy Bering, Sujeet Jaydeokar, Amrith Shetty

The purpose of this paper is to provide a professional consensus position with regard to the provision of specialist inpatient rehabilitation services for people with intellectual…

The prevention of offending behaviour by people with intellectual disabilities: a case for specialist childhood and adolescent early intervention

Verity Chester, Harriet Wells, Mark Lovell, Clare Melvin, Samuel Joseph Tromans

Elucidating where antisocial or violent behaviour arises within the life course of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) could improve outcomes within this population…

Practicality, utility and face-validity of the dynamic support database

Trixie Mottershead, Ceri Woodrow

The purpose of this paper is to explore the clinical perspective of the practicality, utility and face-validity of the dynamic support database (DSD) Red, Amber, Green (RAG…