Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 8 Issue 1

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formerly Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
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Table of contents

The NICE guideline on recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults on the autism spectrum

C. Ellie Wilson, Ged Roberts, Nicola Gillan, Chris Ohlsen, Dene Robertson, Janneke Zinkstok

This paper aims to provide an overview of the recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guidance for diagnosis and treatment of adults with…

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Overlap between autism and schizophrenia: history and current status

Michael Fitzgerald

Considerable confusion surrounds the overlapping of autism and schizophrenia. This has significant implications for clinicians given that correct diagnosis is critical for…

A multi-level ecological model of psychotropic prescribing to adults with intellectual disability

Niki Edwards, Chris Bain, Allyson Mutch, Julie Dean, Nicholas Lennox

Simple linear accounts of prescribing do not adequately address reasons “why” doctors prescribe psychotropic medication to people with intellectual disability (ID). Greater…

Assessing risks arising from challenging behaviours: a model and a brief review of existing resources

Raistrick W. Turton

Challenging behaviours are defined in part by the risks of harm they present and the support of individuals who challenge would be improved with effective assessments of the risks…

Developing a framework for the identification of criminogenic needs in offenders with intellectual disability and personality disorder: the Treatment Need Matrix

Jon Taylor

The criminogenic needs and psychological vulnerabilities of offenders with intellectual disability (ID) has only recently received attention within the academic literature. The…

LIFT psychology primary care group for people with intellectual disabilities: can IAPT adapt?

Jo Kirk, Aneet Sehmi, Charlotte Hazeldine, Gemma Palmer, Georgina Ruddle

There is a move to make primary care models of mental health care more accessible to people with intellectual disabilities (IAPT, 2009) but little evidence of their ability of…

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Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing in the treatment of trauma with mild intellectual disabilities: a case study

Richard Dilly

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in an individual with mild intellectual disabilities…

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