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Mental health services for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HASSIOTIS Angela, BARRON Phil, O'HARA Jean
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 9.9.00, 2000, pp.583-584.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Mental health services in the United Kingdom are set for dramatic restructuring in the light of recent government initiatives to improve quality of care and equity of provision. National standards for promoting mental health and treating mental illness are designed to reduce the risk of future tragedies and improve the quality of life of people with mental illness. But little thought has been given to the well documented mental health need of people with learning disabilities. A complete overhaul is needed with strong links to mainstream services.
Supporting complex needs: a practical guide for support staff working with people with a learning disability who have mental health needs
- Authors:
- HARDY Steve, et al
- Publisher:
- Turning Point
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The guide provides practical advice for frontline support staff to help them recognise mental health needs in the first place and provide appropriate treatment and support. The guide is for staff in a range of support settings, including either specialist or mainstream services in the voluntary, statutory and private sector, such as supported housing outreach, day services, employment and in-patient services. People with a learning disability can be more vulnerable to developing mental health problems than the rest of the population. Individuals are not referred to appropriate services and consequently mental health needs remain unmet and impact on the person’s quality of life.
Primary care and mental health needs
- Author:
- BROOKS David
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 6(3), July 2001, pp.31-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
There is evidence that the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities are not adequately met. Primary health care is seen as the way forward to ensure full consideration of psychosocial factors in the promotion of health care. This article explores how this evidence is being translated through professional and national policy initiatives into innovative mental health of learning disability services that build bridges between primary and specialist services and ensure a comprehensive strategy to meet the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities.
Inequalities in health and service use among people with borderline intellectual impairment
- Authors:
- McMANUS Sally, et al
- Publisher:
- NatCen Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care, sets out the extent to which people with borderline intellectual impairment face inequalities in health, wellbeing and service use compared with the rest of the population, and aims to improve awareness of these inequalities. Using secondary analysis of data from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) the report profiles the circumstances of people with borderline intellectual impairment living in private households. Chapters examine the prevalence of intellectual impairment in the population and its demographic profile; rates of comorbidity with mental health, physical health, sensory impairment, and disability, suicidal thoughts and self-harm among people with intellectual impairment; and use of mental health treatment and services in England and levels of unmet need. The findings show that that borderline intellectual impairment affects at least one adult in ten in England and that they face high levels of poor mental health, poorer general health, and many limitations in their daily lives. The analysis suggests that level of use of mental health services does not appear to be commensurate with their higher level of need, which may be due to a lack of professional awareness of their needs, to services not adapting enough to meet those needs, or to difficulties the individual faces in seeking treatment and support. The report concludes that improving awareness of the needs of people with borderline intellectual impairment should form part of wider plans to reduce inequalities in health and service use in England. (Edited publisher abstract)
Meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities and mental health problems: a review
- Author:
- COYLE Dave
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(12), August 2000, pp.408-411.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
People with learning disabilities are vulnerable to the same mental health problems as the general population. However, mental health services are often reluctant to accept them, while learning disability services tend to lack the skills and resources needed to meet their additional mental health needs. Inadequacy of diagnostic and assessment processes too may hamper the provision of appropriate treatment. Reviews the needs and service provision for this neglected and challenging group, and the role of the learning disability nurse.
Services for people with challenging behaviour and mental health needs at risk offending
- Authors:
- MURPHY Glynis, FERNANDO Suman
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(3), July 1999, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Government reports since 1990 on services for people with mental health needs, learning disabilities, challenging behaviour and/or criminal offending have recommended community living wherever possible. Nevertheless, most health and social service providers still find it difficult to attain the types of service proposed. It has recently been concluded that this was partly a result of the separation of services for people with learning disabilities form mainstream mental health services. This article reports the experience of a local service development intervention designed around the needs of this client group.