Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 17 Issue 3

Defining the characteristics of an effective psychological therapist for people with intellectual disability and mental health problems: a Q-sort study

Charlotte Clarke, Nigel Beail, Stephen Kellett

There is little consensus regarding what constitutes an effective therapist when working with adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) who have a mental health problem. This…

Waiting for psychological therapy during the covid-19 pandemic: experiences of adults with an intellectual disability

Rebecca Baxter, Gregg H. Rawlings, Luke Yates, Nigel Beail

Measures introduced to mitigate the spread of coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) may have contributed to an increase in waiting times for face-to-face psychological treatments. As adults…

Outcomes of use of the quality outcome measure for individuals with dementia (QOMID) with people with Down’s syndrome and dementia

Aoife Ryan, Karen Dodd

This paper aims to describe the outcomes of the use of the Quality Outcome Measure for individuals with dementia (QOMID) within a dementia pathway for people with Down’s syndrome…

Community-based compassion-focussed therapy for adults with an intellectual disability: a literature review

Bethany Roberts

This literature review aims to ascertain the outcomes and perspectives of community-based compassion-focused therapy (CFT) for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Dementia education and training for caregivers supporting older people with intellectual disability: a scoping review of the literature

Daniel James Acton, Sujeet Jaydeokar, Steven Jones

Education and training is vital in improving age-related care provisions. However, a lack of awareness and understanding of dementia could be a factor in meeting the age-related…

Developing an outcome measure for an adult intellectual disabilities intensive support team – a practice paper

Jason Lines, Kiran Krishnadas

This paper aims to outline the initial pilot use of the client complexity matrix (CCM), an outcome measure developed for an NHS Adult Intellectual Disabilities Intensive Support…