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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.
People with profound and multiple learning disabilities: a collaborative approach to meeting complex needs
- Editors:
- LACEY Penny, OUVRY Carol
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 268p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at practitioners working with children and or adults with profound and multiple learning difficulties. Includes chapters on personal and social aspects of complex needs, ways in which learning and development can be encouraged, and the practicalities of including people with profound disabilities in the community. Sets these issues in the context of multidisciplinary and multiagency collaboration, to ensure that a complexity of need does not lead to a fragmented life.
Confusing diagnoses
- Author:
- RAGHAVAN Raghu
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 5.6.96, 1996, pp.59-63.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities have long been neglected. The author discusses the implications for nurses.
Dual disability: mental illness in people with a learning disability
- Author:
- SWIFT Andrew
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 39p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
This report looks at a number of issues based on the phenomenon of dual disability, that is those difficulties experienced by people who have both a learning disability and some form of mental health problem. Includes chapters on: dual disability and challenging behaviour; problems in dual disability: prevalence; diagnosis and the issue of aetiology and; dual disability and the provision of appropriate services.
The visit of the Scottish Health Advisory Service and the Social Work Services Inspectorate to services in East Lothian for adults with learning disabilities: 17 - 21 October 1994
- Author:
- SCOTTISH HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE
- Publisher:
- Scottish Health Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Report of an inspection of services for people with learning difficulties which had been transferred from NHS to voluntary sector management.
Joined up care: good practice in services for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs
- Author:
- KURTZ Zarrina
- Publisher:
- The Judith Trust
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 58p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report describing current services and projects that are working in ways that are multidisciplinary, preventative and innovative in their provision of services to people with learning difficulties and mental health needs.
Communication skills and adults with learning disabilities: eliminating professional myopia
- Author:
- van der GAGG Anna
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 26(3), 1998, pp.88-93.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Effective communication is of crucial relevance to the quality of life of individuals with learning disabilities. Discusses the development of communication skills, outlining the essential components of a strategy for communication development. Highlights the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the communication needs of adults with learning disabilities and stresses the need for agreed standards and procedures; careful co-ordination between health and social service agencies, and on-going monitoring of service provision. Recommends that progressive services incorporate an agreed strategy on how to build communication skills for all services users, in the same way that strategies on housing or employment might be formulated.
Working with families of children with special needs: partnership and practice
- Author:
- DALE Naomi
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 346p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Draws on case studies and other material to consider important issues in working with families of children with special needs such as: delivering diagnoses; assessment of family needs; negotiating partnerships in child assessment and remediation; and interprofessional communication. Also gives a wide systems analysis of the British situation, highlighting the impact of recent legislation and changes in the structure and process of the professional team and organisation. Makes links between theory, research and practice to provide useful ideas and methods for engaging in partnerships with parents and family members. Includes exercises at the end of each chapter.
Enabling carers to access specialist training in breakaway techniques: a case study
- Authors:
- GREEN T., WRAY J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(1), March 1999, pp.34-38.
This article explores the experience of one family, whose child had Prader-Willi Syndrome and severe behavioural difficulties, and the process undertaken to access specialist training in 'Breakaway' training. Prader-Willi syndrome has been associated with a range of behavioural difficulties including hyperphagia and food preoccupation, temper tantrums, stubbornness, lability, impulsivity, argumentativeness, depression, anxiety and repetitive behaviours. To ensure safety of both the parents and the child, access to training in 'Breakaway techniques' for the carers was procured, at the carers request. This paper concentrates upon the difficulties encountered during this process, both for the family and the professionals involved.