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Psychiatric services for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 24p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report deals with services for a population that is still relatively neglected: those falling between child and adolescent psychiatry and learning disability psychiatry. It reviews the resources required for a psychiatric service to young people under 18, and their families. Starting with an overview of the changing approaches to the psychiatric needs of this population, the nature of its disorders and the variety of interventions, it sets out the characteristics of a model service dealing with its structure, location, personnel and resources. The report provides a draft standard specification that can inform negotiations between service commissioners, clinicians and general managers of mental health services. While it focuses on the psychiatric element, it recognises that such a service must be multidisciplinary and multiagency and therefore must be seen within the wider range of services supporting mental health. These include education, social services, community child health and other agencies. The report is aimed at anyone involved in planning or helping to develop a psychiatric service for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
Dementia and people with intellectual disabilities: guidance on the assessment, diagnosis, interventions and support of people with intellectual disabilities who develop dementia
- Authors:
- BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- British Psychological Society
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 146
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Guidance for professionals working in clinical and social care services to help improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities who develop dementia, focusing on assessment, diagnosis, interventions and support. The guidance is aimed at clinicians in intellectual disabilities and older peoples’ mental health services and services for younger people with dementia. It is a revision to the original joint British Psychological Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (2009) guidance on dementia and people with intellectual disabilities and has been updated using both the current research literature and the experience of senior clinicians working in the field. The guidance covers the following key topics: epidemiology; baseline assessment and monitoring; possible reasons for apparent decline in functioning; clinical presentation of dementia; assessment; establishing the diagnosis and breaking the news; additional health co-morbidities associated with dementia; conceptual understanding of the dementia process; philosophy of care; environments; meeting changing needs/interventions; medication; safe eating and drinking; palliative care and end of life issues; capable commissioning for people with intellectual disabilities and dementia; capable support; and outcomes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Physical health in mental health: final report of a scoping group
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the final report of a scoping group that aimed to explore a range of issues concerning the general health of people with mental health problems with a view to making recommendations to the Council of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The report begins by introducing the scoping group, its key recommendations and an overview of physical health in mental health care. Part two looks at the physical health standards in place in four services: West London Mental Health Trust; psychiatry of intellectual disability; forensic psychiatric services; children and young people with mental health problems. Part three describes examples of interventions in physical healthcare. These include psychotropic prescribing; promoting healthy lifestyles in psychiatric services; an action plan to improve the physical health of patients in psychiatric services.
Meeting the mental health needs of adults with a mild learning disability
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
It is generally recognised that people with learning disabilities have a higher rate of psychiatric disorder than the general population. 98% of people with a learning disability function in the range of mild learning disability. Principles of normalisation and Government policy in the UK state that wherever possible, people with learning disabilities should use mainstream mental health services. However, these lack the resources, skills and expertise to manage this group of patients. Although there are not many examples of good practice either in the UK or from around the world, intensive case management and collaborative systems of care appear to be beneficial for people with mild learning disabilities.