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Mental handicap hospital: issues of primary and psychiatric care
- Authors:
- JAMES A., BOURAS N.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 19(4), December 1991, pp.158-160.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Describes a five year follow-up survey of severity of mental handicap, behavioural disturbance, psychotropic medication and psychiatric illness in residents of a mental handicap hospital. Levels of behavioural disturbance had dropped since the previous survey, and the vast majority of residents had no diagnosable psychiatric illness.
Problem behaviours and people with profound and multiple handicaps
- Author:
- PRESLAND John L.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 19(2), June 1991, pp.66-72.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Outlines the nature and causes of problem behaviours, describes the ABC assessment method (Antecedent - Behaviour - Consequence) and interventions including behavioural approaches, changes in the environment, and reinforcing appropriate behaviour.
Home-bound: crisis in the care of young people with severe learning difficulties; a story of 20 families
- Author:
- HUBERT Jane
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 126p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Details experiences of families who have a teenager or young adult who is severely or profoundly mentally handicapped and who also has serious behavioural problems. Focuses primarily on the nature of short term respite care received and the problems the families found with this. Concludes with recommendations for improving such services.