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Time to decide
- Author:
- LETTS Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(4), December 1999, pp.118-119.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
This article provides a summary and critique of the government's proposals for a new mental incapacity law. These proposals are for the establishment of laws on decision-making for individuals who lack mental capacity. This report argues that there are several important gaps left unfilled, in particular, measures to protect vulnerable adults.
Staff characteristics working conditions and outcomes amongst staff in service for people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 12(4), 1999, pp.340-347.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Presents the results of a survey of 512 staff working in UK services for people with intellectual disabilities. Descriptive findings regarding staff characteristics, working conditions and a range of staff outcomes are reported. Regarding staff outcomes, almost one-third of staff reported high levels of distress indicative of mental health problems, a proportion similar to that found in previous UK research but higher proportion than NHS staff, employed adults or adults generally. The implications for services of the findings are briefly discussed.
Learning disability services (and beyond): will having an evidence base make a difference?
- Author:
- GREIG Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 7(2), October 1999, pp.3-6.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Recently published research on the costs and quality of village, residential communities and supported housing should bring to an end an argument that has bedevilled learning disability services for a number of years. The most important questions raised by research are arguably those that lie beneath the surface of village community vs. ordinary life debate - and also have an importance well beyond the learning disability field.
Bereavement and grief in adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BONELL-PASCUAL Enrique, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 175, October 1999, pp.348-350.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article reports on the follow-up of a cohort of parentally bereaved adults with learning disabilities. The response to bereavement by adults with learning disabilities is similar in type, though not in expression, to that of the general population. Learning disability is a significant predictor of mental health problems following bereavement. Participants adapted more easily when basic emotional needs had been constructively met by carers.
Prevalence and characteristics of patients with severe mental illness and borderline intellectual functioning
- Authors:
- HASSIOTIS A, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 175, August 1999, pp.135-140.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Low cognitive ability and developmental delays have been implicated in the causation of mental illness. This multi-centre randomised controlled trial of case management explores the associations between mental illness and borderline intellectual functioning.
Assessment of mental health problems
- Author:
- MOSS Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(2), April 1999, pp.14-19.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Examines the process of assessing mental health needs for people with learning disabilities, considering questions of targeting, mental illness and challenging behaviour, diagnostic assessment and quality of life. Recommends comprehensive assessment within an integrated care approach.
Weighting for justice
- Author:
- CLEMENTS Luke
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 2(7), March 1999, pp.224-225.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Looks at how the Human Rights Act could throw out of court much current UK legislation on mental health and learning disabilities.
For better or worse
- Author:
- BRAMMER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(1), January 1999, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Assesses the House of Lords decision on the Bournewood case concerning the informal detention of a person unable to give a valid consent to such detention. Goes on to consider the recommendation of the Independent Long-care Inquiry, which build on the recommendations of the Burgner Report and are specifically directed towards people with learning disabilities.
Gender differences in assault levels in a health service unit for people with learning disabilities and severely challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- MURRAY G.C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(3), 1999, pp.144-147.
This study examines gender differences and levels of threatened, attempted and actual assaults on staff working in a health service in-patient unit for individuals with learning disabilities over a 35 month period. It was found that the staff experienced high levels of assault overall, but that women experienced significantly higher levels of both threatened and total assaults as compared with men. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Mental health and people with severe learning disabilities: challenging the biopsychiatric model
- Authors:
- HARE Douglas, MALONE Caroline, FLOOD Andrea
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(4), December 1999, pp.126-128.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Accurate diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in a person with learning disabilities is a complex task fraught with clinical and ethical issues. This report argues that what orthodox classification systems would identify as a symptom of severe mental illness may arise from physical distress, neurological effect or a number of other factors. Better collaboration between psychologists and psychiatrists in assessment and treatment is needed to avoid misdiagnosis and consequent mistreatment of vulnerable people.