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A literature review of services for mentally disordered offenders
- Author:
- DREWETT Alison
- Publisher:
- University of Leicester. Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 57p
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
The Health of the Nation document (1992) identified services for mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) as a priority problem. It is against this background that Leicestershire Health has asked for a literature review of services for this client category in order to inform the commissioning process. This review is chiefly concerned with the overall pattern of services which should be available for MDOs and does not include material specific to the technical skills of the various professionals who provide help for MDOs. For example, there is no discussion of the sorts of therapies which can be used for different sorts of offenders. It is assumed that such information will form part of individual professionals' own skills. Information is not given on specific client categories, such as women, ethnic minorities and people with learning disabilities, or on consumer views.
The prevalence and costs of psychiatric disorders and learning disabilities
- Authors:
- SMITH Kirsteen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 166, January 1995, pp.9-18.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Assesses the economic burden of psychiatric disorders and learning disability in order to aid decisions on priorities for research. A wide variety of data sources both on prevalence and on the usage and costs of relevant services were used to measure the economic burden of each condition.
Mental health in learning disabilities: a training pack for staff working with people who have a dual diagnosis of mental health needs and learning disabilities
- Editors:
- HOLT Geraldine, KON Yan, BOURAS Nick
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 111p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Teaching pack aimed at all staff working with people with learning difficulties and mental health problems. Contains material on: the aetiology of learning difficulties; individual, family and social adjustment; emotional disorders; the use of behavioural strategies; challenging behaviour; commonly used medication; mental health service factors; epilepsy in people with learning difficulties; stress and burnout; and legal and ethical issues.