Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 6 Issue 5

Strapline:

formerly Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
Subject:

Table of contents

Support and services for individuals with intellectual disabilities whose behaviour is described as challenging, and the impact of recent inquiries

Vivien Cooper

This paper aims to give an overview of the exposure of abusive practices in services for people with intellectual disabilities, and the resulting inquiries and reports. It also…

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Challenging behaviour: the causes (part II)

Stella Koritsas, Teresa Iacono

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the dominant approaches used to explain causes of challenging behaviour.

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Mental health and challenging behaviour: an overview of research and practice

Yogesh Thakker, Kunle Bamidele, Afia Ali, Angela Hassiotis

The purpose of this article is to explore the current evidence base in understanding the relationship between mental health and challenging behaviour in people with intellectual…

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Application of DC‐LD to an intellectual disability population

John Tully, Diana Schirliu, Maria Moran

The Diagnostic Criteria for Psychiatric Disorders for Use with Adults with Learning Disabilities/Mental Retardation (DC‐LD) was introduced in 2003 in an attempt to improve…

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The ward atmosphere scale for psychiatric inpatients with intellectual disability: a pilot study

Trine Lise Bakken, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Svein Friis

Patients who have intellectual disability and mental illness will occasionally need inpatient treatment. However, research is sparse on psychosocial factors influencing…

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Cover of Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

ISSN:

2044-1282

e-ISSN:

2044-1290

ISSN-L:

2044-1282

Online date, start – end:

2010

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Sujeet Jaydeokar