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Predicting additional care in young children with neurodevelopmental disability: a systematic review
- Authors:
- MEESTER-DELVER Anke, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 48(2), 2006, pp.143-150.
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
Children with developmental disabilities have a variety of associated impairments that require lifelong additional care, and assessment of these needs is necessary not only for diagnostic purposes but to inform parents and other care givers and providers about what care is likely to be needed in the future. This review identifies and evaluates seven existing assessment instruments: Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI); Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM); Health Utility Index (HUI-3); Life Habits Assessment (LIFE-H); Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire; Support Intensity Scale (SIS); and Amount of Assistance Questionnaire (AAQ). None have been developed to predict future additional care requirements, and the authors conclude that new instruments should be developed to provide parents and other care providers with the information they need.
Adapting individual psychotherapy for adults with intellectual disabilities: a comparative review of the cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic literature
- Authors:
- WHITEHOUSE Richard M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(1), March 2006, pp.55-65.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Historically, adults with intellectual disabilities have had little access to individual psychotherapy. Over the last 20 years an increasing body of literature has described psychotherapy with adults with intellectual disabilities and reported methods for adapting traditional psychotherapeutic techniques. This review identified the frequency of adaptations suggested by Hurley et al. (1998) [Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, vol. 10, pp. 365–386] within cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic studies with adults with intellectual disabilities. Twenty-five studies were reviewed, 10 cognitive–behavioural and 15 psychodynamic. A total of 94 adaptations were identified. Within cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) studies, flexibility in method was the most frequently considered adaptation whilst transference and counter transference issues were most frequently considered within psychodynamic studies. Across the two approaches, disability and rehabilitation issues were given the least consideration. Implications for practitioners and services are highlighted along with recommendations for future research.
The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among people with intellectual disabilities: an analysis of the literature
- Authors:
- WHITAKER Simon, READ Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(4), December 2006, pp.330-345.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
It has often been stated that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disabilities is greater than it is in the population as a whole. The epidemiological studies on psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disabilities were reviewed. The results found evidence that the prevalence of psychiatric disorder is greater in children with intellectual disabilities, compared with children with normal IQs, that it is higher in both adults and children with severe intellectual disabilities compared with people with mild or no intellectual disability and that the rate of problematic behaviour is higher in both adults and children having intellectual disabilities, than in their non-disabled peers. There is no sound evidence that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adults with mild intellectual disability is greater than in the population as a whole.
Preventing social exclusion of disabled children and their families: literature review paper produced for the national evaluation of the Children's Fund
- Author:
- CLARKE Harriet
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 55p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents current evidence concerning the social inclusion of disabled children and their families, and has been developed following an extensive search of academic and policy literature published over the past decade. The focus is on the need for and impacts of preventative (rather than critically responsive) services and strategies for disabled children aged between five and 13 years. Disabled children is a term inclusive of all children who face disabling barriers to social inclusion, irrespective of their impairment.
A review of outcome measures in early childhood programs
- Authors:
- MANNAN Hasheem, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 3(4), December 2006, pp.219-228.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The authors undertook a review of measures available for assessing outcomes of early childhood services for children with disabilities and their families. With principles of family-centered practice mandating the inclusion of both family and child outcome measures in effective evaluation plans, the review examined measures with established psychometric properties for (a) documenting the effectiveness of partnerships with families, and (b) documenting the effectiveness of services and supports for families. Constructs and their associated measures related to partnerships include satisfaction with the overall program and empowerment. The constructs for outcomes of supports and services include social support, parenting, and family quality of life. The authors reviewed measures for each of the five constructs. They note that the selection of appropriate measures to assess the outcomes of family support and services depends on the specific configuration of support services provided by the program and that each program may have to be explicit about the outcomes it wants to impact and therefore measure.
Dual diagnosis among incarcerated populations: exception or rule?
- Authors:
- SCOTT Charles L., LEWIS Catherine F., MCDERMOTT Barbara E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 3(1), 2006, pp.33-58.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Over 2 million individuals were incarcerated in jails and prisons in the United States in 2004. Multiple studies indicate that the prevalence of mental illness and substance use disorders is substantially higher in correctional environments when compared with rates in the community. The objective of this paper is to provide information on the prevalence of dual diagnosis among those incarcerated and the importance of assessing comorbidity for determining treatment needs of inmates. For the purposes of this article, the definition of dual diagnosis includes mental disorders and coexisting substance use disorders, mental disorders and coexisting developmental disabilities, and developmental disabilities and coexisting substance abuse disorders. An extensive electronic literature search was conducted through PubMed, Medline, Department of Justice, and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Studies examining the prevalence of mental illness and substance use in jails and prisons, female inmates, and inmates with developmental disabilities were reviewed. The literature reviewed indicated a high comorbidity of mental illness and substance use disorders in incarcerated individuals. Providers should be aware of issues regarding dual diagnosis in special populations among those incarcerated to include female offenders and offenders with developmental disabilities. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).